Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Quarterly information (unaudited) (Detail)

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Quarterly information (unaudited) (Detail) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2018
Mar. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Sep. 30, 2017
Jun. 30, 2017
Mar. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Revenue $ 558,446 $ 597,855 $ 612,787 $ 623,148 $ 620,903 $ 600,447 $ 622,047 $ 607,564 $ 2,392,236 $ 2,450,961 $ 2,403,360
Gross profit 138,938 154,684 148,803 151,960 162,581 152,189 152,317 144,818 594,385 611,905 562,191
Operating income 61,908 82,571 71,321 79,683 77,590 81,811 80,335 73,776 295,483 313,512 286,603
Amortization of intangible assets                 (10,308) (12,208) (13,377)
Restructuring costs                 (3,353) (2,242) 0
Gain on sale of a business                 0 650 6,880
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 (285,241) (284,593) (269,091)
Net income 45,516 60,242 55,106 59,952 54,968 57,788 53,097 46,329 220,816 212,182 180,160
Net income attributable to MAXIMUS $ 46,307 $ 59,861 $ 55,492 $ 59,091 $ 53,329 $ 56,918 $ 52,515 $ 46,664 $ 220,751 $ 209,426 $ 178,362
Basic earnings per share attributable to MAXIMUS (in dollars per share) $ 0.71 $ 0.91 $ 0.84 $ 0.90 $ 0.81 $ 0.87 $ 0.80 $ 0.71 $ 3.37 $ 3.19 $ 2.71
Diluted earnings per share attributable to MAXIMUS (in dollars per share) $ 0.71 $ 0.91 $ 0.84 $ 0.89 $ 0.81 $ 0.86 $ 0.80 $ 0.71 $ 3.35 $ 3.17 $ 2.69
Segment Reconciling Items                      
Amortization of intangible assets $ (2,462) $ (2,525) $ (2,603) $ (2,718) $ (2,700) $ (2,720) $ (3,386) $ (3,402) $ (10,308) $ (12,208) $ (13,377)
Restructuring costs (1,033) 0 (2,320) 0 0 0 0 (2,242)      
Acquisition-related expenses (947) 0 0 0 (83) 0 0 0 (947) (83) (832)
Gain on sale of a business         0 650 0 0 0 650 6,880
Corporate/Other                      
Selling, general and administrative expenses (865) (1,032) 0 0 (1,050) 90 (92) (357) (2,844) (1,492) (2,987)
Health Services                      
Revenue                 1,404,959 1,380,151 1,298,304
Gross profit                 372,628 347,325 292,181
Operating income                 236,378 215,244 185,026
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 (136,250) (132,081) (107,155)
Health Services | Operating segments                      
Revenue 328,186 359,050 365,633 352,090 355,338 335,090 348,994 340,729      
Gross profit 86,111 97,254 98,207 91,056 99,368 83,269 86,454 78,234      
Operating income 51,939 63,782 63,017 57,640 57,024 51,553 56,540 50,127      
U.S. Federal Services                      
Revenue                 478,911 545,573 591,728
Gross profit                 126,698 139,321 138,168
Operating income                 57,386 64,976 63,376
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 (69,312) (74,345) (74,792)
U.S. Federal Services | Operating segments                      
Revenue 117,375 112,226 116,327 132,983 127,316 131,589 145,370 141,298      
Gross profit 33,690 32,276 27,374 33,358 31,547 33,627 36,571 37,576      
Operating income 15,965 14,877 9,834 16,710 13,581 15,870 17,644 17,881      
Human Services                      
Revenue                 508,366 525,237 513,328
Gross profit                 95,059 125,259 131,842
Operating income                 18,224 48,584 47,685
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 $ (76,835) $ (76,675) $ (84,157)
Human Services | Operating segments                      
Revenue 112,885 126,579 130,827 138,075 138,249 133,768 127,683 125,537      
Gross profit 19,137 25,154 23,222 27,546 31,666 35,293 29,292 29,008      
Operating income $ (689) $ 7,469 $ 3,393 $ 8,051 $ 10,818 $ 16,368 $ 9,629 $ 11,769