10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2014

Commission File Number: 1-12997

MAXIMUS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia	54-1000588
(State or other jurisdiction of  incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer  Identification No.)
1891 Metro Center Drive  Reston, Virginia	20190
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(703) 251-8500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes x  No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes x  No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer x	Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o	Smaller reporting company o
(Do not check if smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o  No x

As of August 1, 2014, there were 66,993,971 shares of the registrant’s common stock (no par value) outstanding.

MAXIMUS, Inc.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2014

INDEX

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Consolidated Financial Statements	3
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited)	3
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited)	4
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2014 (unaudited) and September 30, 2013	5
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited)	6
	Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements	7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	13
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	18
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	18
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION		19
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	19
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	20
Item 2	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	20
Item 6.	Exhibits	20
Signatures		21
Exhibit Index		22

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Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms “Company”, “we,” “us,” “our” and “MAXIMUS” refer to MAXIMUS, Inc. and its subsidiaries unless this report otherwise indicates or the context otherwise requires.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about our company, the industry in which we operate and other matters, as well as management’s beliefs and assumptions and other statements that are not historical facts. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “may,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “should,” and “will” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements and convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes. These statements are not guarantees and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from such forward- looking statements due to a number of factors, including without limitation,

·a failure on our part to comply with federal, state or local laws governing our business, which might result in us being subject to fines, penalties and other sanctions;

·a failure to meet performance requirements in our contracts, which might lead to contract termination and liquidated damages;

·the outcome of reviews or audits by federal, state and local governments, which might result in financial penalties and reduce our ability to respond to invitations for new work;

·the effects of future legislative or government budgetary and spending changes;

·other factors set forth in Exhibit 99.1 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 19, 2013.

As a result of these and other factors, our past financial performance should not be relied on as an indication of future performance. Additionally, we caution investors not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements as these statements speak only as of the date when made. Except as otherwise required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether resulting from new information, future events or otherwise.

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements.

MAXIMUS, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Revenue	$	419,899		$	334,323		$	1,265,506		$	946,940
Cost of revenue	307,296			239,763			926,315			678,406
Gross profit	112,603			94,560			339,191			268,534
Selling, general and administrative expenses	57,345			49,181			165,077			138,096
Acquisition-related expenses	—			1,174			—			1,500
Legal and settlement expenses/(recoveries), net	—			(182		)	600			(202		)
Operating income from continuing operations	55,258			44,387			173,514			129,140
Interest and other income, net	9			701			913			2,444
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	55,267			45,088			174,427			131,584
Provision for income taxes	21,226			17,052			65,424			50,051
Income from continuing operations	34,041			28,036			109,003			81,533
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes:
Loss from discontinued operations	(21		)	(3		)	(9		)	(597		)
Gain on disposal	118			67			210			169
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	97			64			201			(428		)
Net income	$	34,138		$	28,100		$	109,204		$	81,105
Basic earnings/(loss) per share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.50		$	0.41		$	1.60		$	1.20
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations	—			—			0.01			(0.01		)
Basic earnings per share	$	0.50		$	0.41		$	1.61		$	1.19
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.49		$	0.40		$	1.57		$	1.17
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations	—			—			—			(0.01		)
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.49		$	0.40		$	1.57		$	1.16
Dividends paid per share	$	0.045		$	0.045		$	0.135		$	0.135
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	67,659			68,162			67,982			68,168
Diluted	69,031			69,867			69,369			69,864

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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MAXIMUS, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three months Ended June 30,					Nine months Ended June 30,
	2014		2013			2014		2013
Net income	$	34,138	$	28,100		$	109,204	$	81,105
Foreign currency translation adjustments	6,366		(18,454		)	4,919		(20,022		)
Comprehensive income	$	40,504	$	9,646		$	114,123	$	61,083

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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MAXIMUS, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in thousands)

	June 30, 2014		September 30, 2013
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	182,942	$	125,617
Restricted cash	13,356		12,176
Accounts receivable — billed and billable, net of reserves of $3,831 and $3,828	274,544		272,636
Accounts receivable — unbilled	17,006		20,320
Prepaid income taxes	2,620		358
Deferred income taxes	27,773		26,443
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	36,159		32,049
Total current assets	554,400		489,599
Property and equipment, net	71,961		77,710
Capitalized software, net	41,482		40,456
Goodwill	175,471		171,867
Intangible assets, net	42,117		42,039
Deferred contract costs, net	13,750		14,318
Deferred income taxes	1,567		1,179
Deferred compensation plan assets	11,242		10,314
Other assets, net	10,090		10,496
Total assets	$	922,080	$	857,978
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	101,313	$	109,020
Accrued compensation and benefits	73,133		83,280
Deferred revenue	57,447		53,137
Current portion of long-term debt	164		170
Income taxes payable	17,743		8,327
Other liabilities	11,576		8,373
Total current liabilities	261,376		262,307
Deferred revenue, less current portion	30,056		32,953
Long-term debt	1,150		1,319
Deferred taxes	16,965		16,359
Deferred compensation plan liabilities, less current portion	17,422		13,953
Other liabilities	6,609		1,579
Total liabilities	333,578		328,470
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, no par value; 100,000 shares authorized; 67,366 and 68,525 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, at stated amount, respectively	430,642		415,271
Accumulated other comprehensive income	12,906		7,987
Retained earnings	144,954		106,250
Total shareholders’ equity	588,502		529,508
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	922,080	$	857,978

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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MAXIMUS, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2014			2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	109,204		$	81,105
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
(Income) loss from discontinued operations	(201		)	428
Depreciation and amortization	36,297			25,763
Deferred income taxes	(577		)	3,030
Non-cash equity based compensation	12,809			10,708
Change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable — billed	(1,362		)	(50,072		)
Accounts receivable — unbilled	3,280			(5,921		)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(1,343		)	(2,522		)
Deferred contract costs	556			(2,451		)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(5,337		)	16,480
Accrued compensation and benefits	2,510			6,941
Deferred revenue	88			(2,940		)
Income taxes	6,162			5,989
Other assets and liabilities	3,212			2,624
Cash provided by operating activities — continuing operations	165,298			89,162
Cash used in operating activities — discontinued operations	(148		)	(587		)
Cash provided by operating activities	165,150			88,575
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(18,389		)	(24,869		)
Capitalized software costs	(9,177		)	(13,652		)
Proceeds from settlement of final PSI price	—			3,380
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	(2,670		)	—
Proceeds from note receivable	350			285
Cash used in investing activities	(29,886		)	(34,856		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchases of common stock	(59,354		)	(27,814		)
Employee tax withholding on restricted stock unit vesting	(14,681		)	(8,868		)
Tax benefit due to option exercises and restricted stock units vesting	2,925			4,680
Cash dividends paid	(9,181		)	(9,202		)
Stock option exercises	1,145			1,840
Issuance of long-term debt	15,000			—
Repayment of long-term debt	(15,122		)	(130		)
Cash used in financing activities	(79,268		)	(39,494		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	1,329			(15,626		)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	57,325			(1,401		)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	125,617			189,312
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	182,942		$	187,911

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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MAXIMUS, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2014 and 2013

1. Organization and basis of presentation

General

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year. The balance sheet at September 30, 2013 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates including those related to revenue recognition and cost estimation on certain contracts, the realizability of goodwill, and amounts related to income taxes, certain accrued liabilities and contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated audited financial statements and the notes thereto at September 30, 2013 and 2012 and for each of the three years ended September 30, 2013, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2013 which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 19, 2013. Certain comparative balances have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

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2. Segment information

The following table provides certain financial information for each of the Company’s business segments (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,									Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2014		% (1)		2013			% (1)		2014		% (1)		2013			% (1)
Revenue:
Health Services	$	305,647	100	%	$	217,901		100	%	$	928,865	100	%	$	591,847		100	%
Human Services	114,252		100	%	116,422			100	%	336,641		100	%	355,093			100	%
Total	419,899		100	%	334,323			100	%	1,265,506		100	%	946,940			100	%
Gross Profit:
Health services	79,679		26.1	%	62,868			28.9	%	241,558		26.0	%	162,778			27.5	%
Human Services	32,924		28.8	%	31,692			27.2	%	97,633		29.0	%	105,756			29.8	%
Total	112,603		26.8	%	94,560			28.3	%	339,191		26.8	%	268,534			28.4	%
Selling, general, and administrative expense:
Health Services	37,430		12.2	%	28,507			13.1	%	108,980		11.7	%	78,882			13.3	%
Human Services	19,915		17.4	%	20,674			17.8	%	56,097		16.7	%	59,597			16.8	%
Corporate/Other	—		NM		—			NM		—		NM		(383		)	NM
Total	57,345		13.7	%	49,181			14.7	%	165,077		13.0	%	138,096			14.6	%
Operating income from continuing operations:
Health services	42,249		13.8	%	34,361			15.8	%	132,578		14.3	%	83,896			14.2	%
Human Services	13,009		11.4	%	11,018			9.5	%	41,536		12.3	%	46,159			13.0	%
Corporate/Other	—		NM		—			NM		—		NM		383			NM
Subtotal:
Segment Operating Income	55,258		13.2	%	45,379			13.6	%	174,114		13.8	%	130,438			13.8	%
Acquisition-related expenses	—		NM		1,174			NM		—		NM		1,500			NM
Legal and settlement expenses/ (recoveries)	—		NM		(182		)	NM		600		NM		(202		)	NM
Total	$	55,258	13.2	%	$	44,387		13.3	%	$	173,514	13.7	%	$	129,140		13.6	%

(1)Percentage of respective segment revenue. Percentages not considered meaningful are marked “NM”.

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3. Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the components of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	34,041	$	28,036	$	109,003	$	81,533
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	97		64		201		(428		)
Net income	$	34,138	$	28,100	$	109,204	$	81,105
Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	67,659		68,162		67,982		68,168
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options and unvested restricted stock units	1,372		1,705		1,387		1,696
Denominator for diluted earnings (loss) per share	69,031		69,867		69,369		69,864

All outstanding stock awards were included in the computation in calculating the earnings per share for the three or nine months ended June 30, 2014 or 2013.

4. Supplemental disclosures

During the nine months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company made income tax payments of $57.4 million and $40.6 million, respectively.

At June 30, 2014, the Company held cash and cash equivalents of $182.9 million. Approximately 55% of these funds are in jurisdictions outside the United States and the Company does not intend at this time to transfer these funds to the United States.

5. Business combinations

Health Management Limited

On July 1, 2013 (the acquisition date), the Company acquired 100% of the share capital of Health Management Limited (HML) for total consideration of $77.9 million (£51.1 million). The consideration was comprised of $71.4 million (£46.9 million) in cash and 202,972 shares of MAXIMUS stock worth $6.4 million (£4.2 million).

HML provides independent health assessments within the United Kingdom. MAXIMUS acquired HML, among other reasons, to expand the Company’s independent medical assessment business and to establish a strong presence in the United Kingdom health services market. The acquired assets and business have been integrated into the Company’s Health Services Segment.

The Company allocated the acquisition price to the fair value of the assets and liabilities of HML at the acquisition date. The Company provided estimates of these balances at September 30, 2013 and has updated these estimates as more information became available. The Company has completed this exercise and no additional changes to the acquisition date balance sheet are expected. The assets and liabilities of HML recorded in the Company’s financial statements at the acquisition date are summarized below (in thousands):

	Purchase Price Allocation
	Updated throughSeptember 30, 2013		Adjustments			Updated throughJune 30, 2014
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired	$	71,435	$	—		$	71,435
Stock consideration	6,425		—			6,425
Purchase consideration, net of cash acquired	$	77,860	$	—		$	77,860
Accounts receivable and unbilled receivables	$	7,671	$	—		$	7,671
Other current assets	1,382		—			1,382
Property and equipment	2,752		—			2,752
Intangible assets	20,542		—			20,542
Total identifiable assets acquired	32,347		—			32,347
Accounts payable and other liabilities	6,228		—			6,228
Deferred revenue	1,149		—			1,149
Current income tax liability	612		144			756
Deferred tax liability	4,814		(113		)	4,701
Total liabilities assumed	12,803		31			12,834
Net identifiable assets acquired	19,544		(31		)	19,513
Goodwill	58,316		31			58,347
Net assets acquired	$	77,860	$	—		$	77,860

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The Company considers the goodwill to represent benefits that are expected to be realized as a result of the business combination, including, but not limited to, the assembled workforce and the benefit of the enhanced knowledge and capabilities of HML. Goodwill is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The valuation of the intangible assets acquired is summarized below (in thousands).

	Useful life	Fair value
Customer relationships	20 years	$	19,933
Technology-based intangible assets	2 years	609
Total intangible assets		$	20,542

The weighted average amortization period was 19.5 years.

Centacare

On January 31, 2014, the Company acquired certain businesses trading as Centacare for $2.7 million ($3.1 million Australian) in cash. The operations of these businesses are consistent with the services provided by MAXIMUS in Australia. The Company acquired these businesses in order to expand our operations in Australia.

Of the purchase price, MAXIMUS allocated $3.2 million to intangible assets, representing customer relationships, and $0.5 million to deferred revenue. The intangible assets will be amortized over the anticipated lives of the customer relationships, which are approximately four years.

The businesses acquired with Centacare were immediately integrated into the existing MAXIMUS business within our Human Services segment. The results of the acquired business would not be material for any periods shown.

6. Goodwill and intangible assets

The changes in goodwill for the nine months ended June 30, 2014 are as follows (in thousands):

	Health Services		Human Services		Total
Balance as of September 30, 2013	$	125,096	$	46,771	$	171,867
Changes to allocation of HML purchase price	31		—		31
Foreign currency translation	3,213		360		3,573
Balance as of June 30, 2014	$	128,340	$	47,131	$	175,471

The following table sets forth the components of intangible assets (in thousands):

	As of June 30, 2014						As of September 30, 2013
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Intangible Assets, net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Intangible Assets, net
Customer contracts and relationships	$	43,782	$	6,888	$	36,894	$	39,243	$	3,953	$	35,290
Technology based intangible assets	9,490		6,757		2,733		9,583		5,974		3,609
Trademarks and trade names	4,400		1,910		2,490		4,421		1,303		3,118
Non-compete arrangements	—		—		—		243		221		22
Total	$	57,672	$	15,555	$	42,117	$	53,490	$	11,451	$	42,039

The Company’s intangible assets have a weighted average remaining life of 11.9 years, comprising 13.1 years for customer contracts and relationships, 3.4 years for technology-based intangible assets and 3.2 years for the trademarks and trade names. Amortization expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 was $4.4 million and $3.5 million, respectively. Estimated future amortization expense is as follows (in thousands):

Three months ended September 30, 2014	$	1,543
Year ended September 30, 2015	6,033
Year ended September 30, 2016	5,759
Year ended September 30, 2017	5,360
Year ended September 30, 2018	4,099
Year ended September 30, 2019	3,101

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7. Credit facilities

On March 15, 2013, the Company entered into an unsecured five-year revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement amends and restates the Company’s existing revolving credit agreement entered into in January 2008. The Credit Agreement provides for a revolving line of credit up to $100 million that may be used for revolving loans; swingline loans (subject to a sublimit of $5 million), and to request letters of credit, subject to a sublimit of $30 million. The line of credit is available for general corporate purposes, including working capital, capital expenditures and acquisitions. The arrangement terminates on March 15, 2018, at which time all outstanding borrowings must be repaid.

At June 30, 2014, the Company’s only indebtedness under the Credit Agreement was four letters of credit totaling $6.7 million. Each of these letters of credit may be called by customers in the event that the Company defaults under the terms of a contract, the probability of which we believe is remote. In addition, two letters of credit totaling $3.0 million, secured with restricted cash balances, are held with another financial institution to cover similar obligations. During the nine month period ended June 30, 2014, the Company borrowed $15.0 million, which was repaid within the period.

The Credit Agreement requires the Company to comply with certain financial covenants and other covenants including a maximum total leverage ratio and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of June 30, 2014. The obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by material domestic subsidiaries of the Company. The Credit Facility is currently unsecured. In the event that the Company’s total leverage ratio, as defined in the credit agreement, exceeds 2.5 to 1.0 or the Company incurs a certain level of indebtedness outside of the Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement will become secured by the assets of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries. At June 30, 2014, our total leverage ratio was negligible.

The Credit Agreement provides for an annual commitment fee payable on funds not borrowed or utilized for letters of credit. This charge is based upon the Company’s leverage and varies between 0.15% and 0.3%. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at our choice at either (a) a Base Rate plus a margin that varies between 0.0% and 0.75% per year, (b) a Eurocurrency Rate plus an applicable margin that varies between 1.0% and 1.75% per year or (c) an Index Rate plus an applicable margin which varies between 1.0% and 1.75% per year. The Base Rate, Eurocurrency Rate and Index Rate are defined by the Credit Agreement and the applicable percentages are based upon the Company’s leverage rate at the time of the borrowing.

In addition to this revolving credit facility, the Company has a loan agreement with the Atlantic Innovation Fund of Canada. This provided a loan of $1.8 million (Canadian), the proceeds of which were required to be used for specific technology-based research and development. The loan has no interest charge. At June 30, 2014, $1.3 million ($1.4 million Canadian) was outstanding under this agreement, which is repayable in 32 remaining quarterly installments.

Certain contracts require us to provide a surety bond as a guarantee of performance. At June 30, 2014, the Company had performance bond commitments totaling $39.3 million. These bonds are typically renewed annually and remain in place until the contractual obligations have been satisfied. Although the triggering events vary from contract to contract, in general we would only be liable for the amount of these guarantees in the event of default in our performance of our obligations under each contract, the probability of which we believe is remote.

8. Commitments and contingencies

The Company is involved in various legal proceedings, including the matters described below, in the ordinary course of its business.

In March 2009, a state Medicaid agency asserted a claim against MAXIMUS, related to a discontinued business line, in the amount of $2.3 million in connection with a contract MAXIMUS had through February 1, 2009 to provide Medicaid administrative claiming services to school districts in the state. MAXIMUS entered into separate agreements with the school districts under which MAXIMUS helped the districts prepare and submit claims to the state Medicaid agency which, in turn, submitted claims for reimbursement to the United States Federal Government. No legal action has been initiated. The state has asserted that its agreement with MAXIMUS requires the Company to reimburse the state for the amounts owed to the Federal Government. However, the Company’s agreements with the school districts require them to reimburse MAXIMUS for such payments and therefore MAXIMUS believes the school districts are responsible for any amounts disallowed by the state Medicaid agency or the Federal Government. The Company believes its exposure in this matter is limited to its fees associated with this work and that the school districts will be responsible for the remainder. MAXIMUS has exited the federal health care claiming business and no longer provides the services at issue in this matter.

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In 2008, MAXIMUS sold the SchoolMAX student information system business line as part of the divestiture of the MAXIMUS Education Systems division. In 2012, a school district (“District”) which was a SchoolMAX client filed a formal arbitration notice alleging that MAXIMUS and the buyer failed to (i) use best practices in developing the software and (ii) deliver and test product releases as required by the contract. The District contended that those failures resulted in damages of at least $10 million. In December 2012, the arbitration panel denied the District’s claims in their entirety. Costs related to the arbitration proceeding have been included within discontinued operations. The District subsequently filed a motion to vacate the decision of the arbitration panel which was denied by the court in July 2013. The District has appealed that ruling. Separately, in late 2012, the District claimed that MAXIMUS had defrauded the District in 2007 or 2008 by misrepresenting its intentions regarding the sale of the Education Systems division. That allegation was not part of the arbitration, and no formal claim or lawsuit has been filed. The company believes it has a number of defenses to that allegation and would contest it vigorously if it were formally asserted.

In January 2014, MAXIMUS was named a defendant in Norton et al. v. MAXIMUS in the U.S. District Court for Idaho. The plaintiffs in this purported class action are current and former trainers and supervisors at the MAXIMUS federal health care projects in Boise, Idaho and Brownsville, Texas. They allege the Company willfully misclassified them as exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act and failed to pay them overtime, and they seek to establish a nationwide class covering the company’s federal health care operations. The plaintiffs allege compensatory and punitive damages of at least $5.0 million. MAXIMUS has since reclassified the trainers as non-exempt employees and is seeking an expedited resolution of their wage claims. MAXIMUS denies liability as to the supervisors and will contest the matter vigorously. As of June 30, 2014, the Company has reserved $0.6 million to cover the estimated legal costs of defending this lawsuit, in addition to estimated liabilities to employees.

9. Stock repurchase program

Under a resolution adopted in November 2011, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase, at management’s discretion, of up to an aggregate of $125 million of the Company’s common stock. Under a resolution adopted in June 2014, the Company increased this balance by $150 million, from $43.7 million to $193.7 million. The resolutions also authorized the use of option exercise proceeds for the repurchase of the Company’s common stock. During the nine months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company repurchased 1,406,667 and 828,898 common shares at a cost of $60.9 million and $27.0 million, respectively. The amount available for future repurchases was $187.3 million at June 30, 2014.

The Company has acquired an additional 403,433 common shares at a cost of $17.0 million between July 1, 2014 and August 8, 2014.

10. Revenue recognition

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This new standard will change the manner in which the Company evaluates revenue recognition for all contracts with customers, although the effect of the changes on revenue recognition will vary from contract to contract. The Company will adopt this standard during its 2018 fiscal year. At present, the Company is continuing to evaluate the effect of this standard.

11. Dividend

On July 3, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.045 for each share of the Company’s common stock outstanding. The dividend is payable on August 29, 2014 to shareholders of record on August 15, 2014.

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Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is provided to enhance the understanding of, and should be read in conjunction with, our Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes included both herein and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 19, 2013.

Business Overview

We provide business process services (BPS) to government health and human services agencies under our mission of Helping Government Serve the People. ® Our business is focused almost exclusively on administering government-sponsored programs, such as Medicaid, CHIP, health care reform, welfare-to-work, Medicare, child support and other government programs. We are one of the largest pure-play health and human services administrative providers to governments in the United States, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia. We use our deep domain expertise, repeatable processes and technology solutions to help government agencies run efficient, cost-effective programs and to improve program accountability and outcomes, while enhancing the quality of services provided to program beneficiaries.

Both within the United States and internationally, governments are being challenged by factors that increase social burdens, including aging populations and demands for health care reform, offset by reduced funds with which to deal with these demands. We believe that these trends will continue to provide a demand for services that can be met by companies such as MAXIMUS. We are also seeing increased scrutiny and heightened accountability within the markets which we serve. The Company believes that a combination of its rigorous employee training, stringent adherence to its Standards of Business Conduct and Ethics, robust financial performance and global experience gives existing and future customers the confidence that MAXIMUS can reliably operate their high-profile public health and human services programs.

During fiscal year 2012, the Company acquired Policy Studies, Inc. (PSI). This acquisition strengthened MAXIMUS’ leadership in the administration of public health and human services programs within the United States. During fiscal year 2013, the Company acquired Health Management Limited (HML), a provider of independent health assessments in the United Kingdom. We believe the acquisition of these businesses has provided MAXIMUS with enhanced expertise and knowledge base to enable us to compete for work both domestically and internationally.

Financial overview

The Company experienced significant growth in both revenue and operating profit for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2014 compared to the same periods in fiscal year 2013. The principal driver of this growth was contracts in our Health Services segment related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In serving our clients, we delivered high-quality customer contact center operations and comprehensive contingency plans where technology issues in the health insurance exchanges were causing delays. The Company was also effectively able to address spikes in call volumes where consumers were unable to enroll in health plans using health insurance exchange websites.

The Company continues to see opportunities to expand further our business related to the ACA and Medicaid-related initiatives. MAXIMUS is currently providing customer contact centers for five states, the District of Columbia and the United States Federal Government. At present, 36 states use the federal marketplace rather than a state-based health insurance exchange and the Company anticipates that some of these states may migrate to their own exchanges over the next several years. If this does occur, there will be opportunities for experienced service providers such as MAXIMUS to operate these exchanges. In international markets, we continue to see demand as governments rationalize their benefits programs and increase their propensity to outsource. We believe that this will provide opportunities to providers like MAXIMUS in both our existing and new markets.

The Company reported strong operating cash flows in the nine month period ended June 30, 2014 driven by increased business. The Company continued to invest funds in working capital as well as in repurchases of common stock. At June 30, 2014, the Company held $182.9 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, of which approximately 55% is held in foreign locations, and minimal debt.

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Results of Operations

Consolidated

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, selected statements of operations data:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2014			2013			2014			2013
Revenue	$	419,899		$	334,323		$	1,265,506		$	946,940
Gross profit	$	112,603		$	94,560		$	339,191		$	268,534
Gross profit percentage	26.8		%	28.3		%	26.8		%	28.4		%
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	57,345		$	49,181		$	165,077		$	138,096
Selling, general and administrative expense as a percentage of revenue	13.7		%	14.7		%	13.0		%	14.6		%
Acquisition-related expenses	—			1,174			—			1,500
Legal and settlement expenses/ (recoveries)	—			(182		)	600			(202		)
Operating income from continuing operations	$	55,258		$	44,387		$	173,514		$	129,140
Operating margin from continuing operations percentage	13.2		%	13.3		%	13.7		%	13.6		%
Interest and other income, net	9			701			913			2,444
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	55,267			45,088			174,427			131,584
Provision for income taxes	21,226			17,052			65,424			50,051
Tax rate	38.4		%	37.8		%	37.5		%	38.0		%
Income from continuing operations, net of income taxes	$	34,041		$	28,036		$	109,003		$	81,533
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$	97		$	64		$	201		$	(428	)
Net income	$	34,138		$	28,100		$	109,204		$	81,105
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.50		$	0.41		$	1.60		$	1.20
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	—			—			0.01			(0.01		)
Basic earnings per share	$	0.50		$	0.41		$	1.61		$	1.19
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.49		$	0.40		$	1.57		$	1.17
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	—			—			—			(0.01		)
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.49		$	0.40		$	1.57		$	1.16

The following provides an overview of the significant elements of our Consolidated Statements of Operations. As each of our business segments have different factors driving revenue growth and profitability, the sections that follow cover these segments in greater detail.

Revenue increased 26% and 34% for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2014, compared to their respective comparative periods. The acquisition of HML resulted in growth of 4.9% for the three and nine month periods respectively, with the balance driven by organic growth. This growth was driven by the Health Services segment, which received the benefit of significant new work and expansion of existing work related to the Affordable Care Act.

Gross profit margins have declined in fiscal year 2014 compared to the prior year. These declines are principally driven by our Health Services segment.

Selling, general and administrative expense (SG&A) consists of costs related to general management, marketing and administration. These costs include salaries, benefits, bid and proposal efforts, travel, recruiting, continuing education, employee training, non-chargeable labor costs, facilities costs, printing, reproduction, communications, equipment depreciation, intangible amortization and legal expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business. SG&A as a percentage of revenue has declined in the quarter ended June 30, 2014, compared with the same period in the prior year. This decline was driven by the significant increase in revenue in fiscal year 2014.

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Operating income for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2014 increased 24% to $55.3 million and 34% to $173.5 million, compared with the comparative periods in fiscal year 2013. Operating profit margins remain broadly comparative year-over-year.

Interest and other income, net includes interest earned on cash and cash equivalents and on a note received by the Company for the disposal of a business in fiscal year 2008. The balance also includes immaterial foreign exchange gains and losses and the noncontrolling interest of our operations. Almost all of the income recorded represents income from interest on cash accounts in foreign jurisdictions. The declines recorded reflect the use of foreign cash balances in July 2013 to acquire HML.

The provision for income taxes for the nine months ended June 30, 2014 was $65.4 million, reflecting an effective tax rate of 37.5%. The Company received the benefit of tax credits of $0.7 million during the current fiscal year.

Health Services

The Health Services Segment provides a variety of business process services for state, provincial and federal programs, such as the ACA, Medicaid, CHIP, Medicare and the Health Insurance British Columbia Program.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
Revenue	$	305,647		$	217,901		$	928,865		$	591,847
Gross profit	79,679			62,868			241,558			162,778
Operating income	42,249			34,361			132,578			83,896
Gross profit percentage	26.1		%	28.9		%	26.0		%	27.5		%
Operating margin percentage	13.8		%	15.8		%	14.3		%	14.2		%

Revenue increased by 40% and 57% for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2014, compared with the comparative periods in fiscal year 2013. HML contributed 7.5% and 7.9% to growth for the three and nine month periods, respectively, with most of the balance driven by new work and expansion of existing contracts related to the implementation and support of the ACA.

Gross profit margins have declined for both the three month and nine month periods ended June 30, 2014. This has been driven by lower margins in our new health care contracts with the Federal Government, which are reimbursed on a cost-plus basis and therefore typically receive lower margins. During the latter half of fiscal year 2013 and the first half of the current year, the Company received the benefit of accretive growth in our appeals and assessments businesses. This growth offset the declines in gross profit for the nine months ended June 30, 2014 compared to the prior year.

Operating profit margins for fiscal year 2014 reflect the effects of the contracts noted above and additional charges related to HML’s intangible asset amortization, offset by the effect of the Company’s economies of scale as the growth in the business exceeds the increase in the Company’s SG&A.

We anticipate that increased demand for ACA and Medicaid-related services will continue throughout fiscal year 2014 with additional supplemental work to support both programs. Although most of this work is recurring, some services will not be repeated in fiscal year 2015. We also anticipate that volumes in our ACA-related work will be lower next year. We anticipate that volumes within our appeals and assessments businesses will decline due to changes in the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014, the Company will commence operations in two new large programs with the United States Department of Education and the United Kingdom Department of Work and Pensions. These contracts are anticipated to record losses over the next few quarters as the level of work expands. The Company is also anticipating contract amendments on other projects in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014 which are expected to offset the losses in that quarter.

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Human Services

The Human Services Segment includes a variety of business process services, case management, job training and support services for programs such as welfare-to-work programs, child support, K-12 special education and other specialized consulting services.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
Revenue	$	114,252		$	116,422		$	336,641		$	355,093
Gross profit	32,924			31,692			97,633			105,756
Operating income	13,009			11,018			41,536			46,159
Gross profit percentage	28.8		%	27.2		%	29.0		%	29.8		%
Operating margin percentage	11.4		%	9.5		%	12.3		%	13.0		%

Revenues decreased 1.9% three month period ended June 30, 2014, compared to the comparative period in fiscal 2013. This decline was principally driven by declines in the value of the Australian Dollar compared to the United States Dollar. For the nine months ended June 30, 2014, revenue declined 5.2% compared to the same period in fiscal year 2013. The prior year included a one-time benefit from a contract termination of $16.0 million of revenue and $10.9 million of profit.

Gross profit and operating margins have improved for the three months ended June 30, 2014, principally driven by the performance of our short-term consulting contracts. Gross and operating profit margins for the nine months ended June 30, 2013 received the benefit of a contract termination, resulting in a one-time benefit to these results. Excluding the effects of this termination, gross profit and operating profit margins would have grown, driven by the Company’s international businesses and short-term consulting projects.

In future quarters, we anticipate growth from the expansion of our contracts in Australia, where MAXIMUS has been awarded a greater allocation of work based upon past performance. This growth will initially temper margins as the work commences in the final quarter of fiscal year 2014.

Discontinued operations

The Company continues to record small gains on the sale of Unison MAXIMUS, Inc. (“Unison”), a business that was sold in May 2008. The consideration for the sale included a promissory note that is fully reserved. Small payments continue to be received on this note but owing to uncertainties over the collectability of the full balance, the Company has only recorded a gain on sale where recovery is considered assured, which is typically when cash payments are received. The Company has recorded gains of $0.2 million in the nine month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At June 30, 2014, the Company held $182.9 million in cash and cash equivalents. Approximately 55% of these funds are held in foreign locations in which we do business, principally Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. If we were to transfer these funds to the United States, the Company would be required to accrue and pay additional taxes. We do not intend to repatriate these funds and, accordingly, we have not attempted to quantify the charges which might arise if we were to make this transaction. The charges would vary based upon tax legislation in the United States and the other foreign jurisdictions, as well as the manner and timing in which MAXIMUS would make these transactions.

Accordingly, domestic cash flows are required to cover dividend payments and share repurchases. In addition, the acquisition of PSI in 2012 was funded with domestic cash and we would expect any other acquisitions taking place in the United States would be funded in a similar manner. Payments from our customers are our principal source of cash inflows, which are affected by billing schedules, payment terms and delays in payments. Delays in payments most often occur at the beginning of contractual arrangements or may be driven by difficulties with state and local budgets. Although the Company has experienced such delays from customers, most funds are ultimately recovered in full. The Company may also experience cash outflows from contracts at their inception, as start-up costs are incurred prior to revenues being billable, and, where contracts are performance-based, a project may experience initial cash outflows until outcome-based payments are received. The Company utilizes a credit facility with up to $100 million of borrowing capacity. During the nine month period ended June 30, 2014, the Company borrowed $15 million to cover short-term cash requirements. This balance was repaid before March 31, 2014. No borrowings were outstanding at June 30, 2014.

In general, although some foreign locations have required initial investment, the Company has been able to utilize cash flows from operations to fund working capital and capital expenditure requirements in all locations in which it has operated and the Company continues to expect that this will be the case. The Company has one loan: an interest-free loan from the Atlantic Innovation Fund of Canada, which must be used for specific purposes.

At June 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

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Cash Flows

	Nine Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2014			2013
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities — continuing operations	$	165,298		$	89,162
Operating activities — discontinued operations	(148		)	(587		)
Investing activities — continuing operations	(29,886		)	(34,856		)
Financing activities — continuing operations	(79,268		)	(39,494		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	1,329			(15,626		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	57,325		$	(1,401	)

Cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2014 was $165.2 million, compared with $89.2 million in the same period in fiscal year 2013. Operating cash inflows have increased due to the Company’s increased business. In addition, as a significant number of new contracts commenced in the latter half of fiscal year 2013, there were administrative delays in payments from our clients. Many of these issues have been resolved in fiscal year 2014 and this has resulted in significant cash receipts in excess of revenues. However, owing to the growth of the business as well as the anticipated timing of cash receipts, we are anticipating that the Company’s accounts receivable balance will grow during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2014.

Cash used in investing activities from continuing operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2014 was $29.9 million, compared to $34.9 million for the same period in fiscal year 2013. Investment in property and equipment and capitalized software has declined by approximately $11.0 million year-over-year, reflecting the significant investment which occurred in fiscal year 2013 to address many project start-ups in fiscal year 2014. This decline was offset by a payment of $2.7 million in fiscal year 2014 related to the Company’s acquisition of Centacare’s business and the receipt of $3.4 million in fiscal year 2013 related to the final settlement of the acquisition price of PSI.

Cash used in financing activities from continuing operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2014 was $79.3 million, compared to $39.5 million for the same period in fiscal year 2013. The Company has continued to repurchase common stock in fiscal year 2014, using $59.4 million compared with $27.8 million in fiscal year 2013.

The Company’s cash balance increased by $1.3 million in the nine month period ended June 30, 2014 from foreign exchange rate fluctuations. The principal driver of this change was the strengthening of the British Pound against the United States Dollar.

To supplement our statements of cash flows presented on a GAAP basis, we use the non-GAAP measure of free cash flow from continuing operations to analyze the funds generated from operations. We believe free cash flow from continuing operations is a useful basis for comparing our performance with our competitors. The presentation of non-GAAP free cash flows from continuing operations is not meant to be considered in isolation, or as an alternative to net income as an indicator of performance, or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. We calculate free cash flow from continuing operations as follows:

	Nine Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2014			2013
Cash provided by operating activities — continuing operations	$	165,298		$	89,162
Purchases of property and equipment	(18,389		)	(24,869		)
Capitalized software costs	(9,177		)	(13,652		)
Free cash flow from continuing operations	$	137,732		$	50,641

Repurchases of the Company’s common stock

Under a resolution adopted in November 2011, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase, at management’s discretion, of up to an aggregate of $125 million of the Company’s common stock. Under a resolution adopted in June 2014, the Company increased this balance by $150 million. The resolutions also authorized the use of option exercise proceeds for the repurchase of the Company’s common stock. During the nine months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company repurchased 1,406,667 and 828,898 common shares at a cost of $60.9 million and $27.0 million, respectively. The amount available for future repurchases was $187.3 million at June 30, 2014.

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Letters of Credit and Performance Bonds

Certain contracts require us to provide a letter of credit or a surety bond as a guarantee of performance. At June 30, 2014, the Company had letters of credit totaling $9.7 million and performance bond commitments totaling $39.3 million. These letters of credit and performance bonds are typically renewed annually and remain in place until the contractual obligations have been satisfied. Although the triggering events vary from contract to contract, in general, we would only be liable for the amount of these guarantees in the event of default in our performance of our obligations under each contract, the probability of which we believe is remote.

Dividend

On July 3, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.045 for each share of the Company’s common stock outstanding. The dividend is payable on August 29, 2014 to shareholders of record on August 15, 2014.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2014, there were no significant changes to the critical accounting policies we disclosed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2013.

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

There have been no material changes in the information presented in Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2013.

Item 4.Controls and Procedures.

(a)Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective and designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b)Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) identified in connection with the evaluation of our internal control that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.Legal Proceedings.

The Company is involved in various legal proceedings, including the matters described below, in the ordinary course of its business.

In March 2009, a state Medicaid agency asserted a claim against MAXIMUS, related to a discontinued business line, in the amount of $2.3 million in connection with a contract MAXIMUS had through February 1, 2009 to provide Medicaid administrative claiming services to school districts in the state. MAXIMUS entered into separate agreements with the school districts under which MAXIMUS helped the districts prepare and submit claims to the state Medicaid agency which, in turn, submitted claims for reimbursement to the United States Federal Government. No legal action has been initiated. The state has asserted that its agreement with MAXIMUS requires the Company to reimburse the state for the amounts owed to the Federal Government. However, the Company’s agreements with the school districts require them to reimburse MAXIMUS for such payments and therefore MAXIMUS believes the school districts are responsible for any amounts disallowed by the state Medicaid agency or the Federal Government. The Company believes its exposure in this matter is limited to its fees associated with this work and that the school districts will be responsible for the remainder. MAXIMUS has exited the federal health care claiming business and no longer provides the services at issue in this matter.

In 2008, MAXIMUS sold the SchoolMAX student information system business line as part of the divestiture of the MAXIMUS Education Systems division. In 2012, a school district (“District”) which was a SchoolMAX client filed a formal arbitration notice alleging that MAXIMUS and the buyer failed to (i) use best practices in developing the software and (ii) deliver and test product releases as required by the contract. The District contended that those failures resulted in damages of at least $10 million. In December 2012, the arbitration panel denied the District’s claims in their entirety. Costs related to the arbitration proceeding have been included within discontinued operations. The District subsequently filed a motion to vacate the decision of the arbitration panel which was denied by the court in July 2013. The District has appealed that ruling. Separately, in late 2012, the District claimed that MAXIMUS had defrauded the District in 2007 or 2008 by misrepresenting its intentions regarding the sale of the Education Systems division. That allegation was not part of the arbitration, and no formal claim or lawsuit has been filed. The company believes it has a number of defenses to that allegation and would contest it vigorously if it were formally asserted.

In January 2014, MAXIMUS was named a defendant in Norton et al. v. MAXIMUS in the U.S. District Court for Idaho. The plaintiffs in this purported class action are current and former trainers and supervisors at the MAXIMUS federal health care projects in Boise, Idaho and Brownsville, Texas. They allege the Company willfully misclassified them as exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act and failed to pay them overtime, and they seek to establish a nationwide class covering the company’s federal health care operations. The plaintiffs allege compensatory and punitive damages of at least $5.0 million. MAXIMUS has since reclassified the trainers as non-exempt employees and is seeking an expedited resolution of their wage claims. MAXIMUS denies liability as to the supervisors and will contest the matter vigorously. As of June 30, 2014, the Company has reserved $0.6 million to cover the estimated legal costs of defending this lawsuit, in addition to estimated liabilities to employees.

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Item 1A.Risk Factors.

In connection with information set forth in this Form 10-Q, the factors discussed under “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2013 should be considered. The risks included in the Form 10-K could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. There have been no material changes to the factors discussed in our Form 10-K.

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

(c) The following table sets forth the information required regarding repurchases of common stock that we made during the three months ended June 30, 2014:

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans (1)	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan (in thousands)
Apr. 1, 2014 — Apr. 30, 2014	217,900	$	42.49	217,900	$	53,080
May 1, 2014 — May 31, 2014	68,929	42.07		68,929	$	50,398
Jun. 1, 2014 — Jun. 30, 2014	312,700	42.49		312,700	$	187,328
Total	599,529	$	42.44	599,529

(1)Under a resolution adopted and publicly announced in November 2011, the Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase, at management’s discretion, of up to an aggregate of $125 million of the Company’s common stock. Under a resolution adopted and publicly announced in June 2014, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $150 million of the Company’s common stock. Both resolutions also authorized the use of option exercise proceeds for the repurchase of the Company’s common stock.

Item 6.Exhibits.

The Exhibits filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are listed on the Exhibit Index immediately following the Signatures. The Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	MAXIMUS, INC.
Date: August 8, 2014	By:	/s/ Richard J. Nadeau
		Richard J. Nadeau
		Chief Financial Officer
		(On behalf of the registrant and as Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
31.1	Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Section 906 Principal Executive Officer Certification.
32.2	Section 906 Principal Financial Officer Certification.
101	The following materials from the MAXIMUS, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the year ended June 30, 2014 formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive income, (iii) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Filed electronically herewith.

* Denotes management contract or compensation plan.

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Richard A. Montoni, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of MAXIMUS, Inc. for the period ended June 30, 2014;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated:   August 8, 2014
	/s/ Richard A. Montoni
	Richard A. Montoni
	Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Richard J. Nadeau, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of MAXIMUS, Inc. for the period ended June 30, 2014;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated:   August 8, 2014
	/s/ Richard J. Nadeau
	Richard J. Nadeau
	Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

Section 906 CEO Certification

I, Richard A. Montoni, Chief Executive Officer of MAXIMUS, Inc. (“the Company”), do hereby certify, under the standards set forth in and solely for the purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

1.The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended June 30, 2014 (the “Quarterly Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 78m or 78o(d)) and

2.The information contained in the Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:   August 8, 2014
	/s/ Richard A. Montoni
	Richard A. Montoni
	Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

Section 906 CFO Certification

I, Richard J. Nadeau, Chief Financial Officer of MAXIMUS, Inc. (“the Company”), do hereby certify, under the standards set forth in and solely for the purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

1.The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended June 30, 2014 (the “Quarterly Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 78m or 78o(d)) and

2.The information contained in the Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:   August 8, 2014
	/s/ Richard J. Nadeau
	Richard J. Nadeau
	Chief Financial Officer

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Business combinations (Details)	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2013 Health Management Limited [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2013 Health Management Limited [Member] GBP (£)	Jun. 30, 2014 Health Management Limited [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2013 Health Management Limited [Member]	Jul. 01, 2013 Health Management Limited [Member] Customer Relationships [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Health Management Limited [Member] Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Health Management Limited [Member] Restatement Adjustment [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2014 Australia Business [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2014 Australia Business [Member] AUD	Jan. 31, 2014 Australia Business [Member] Customer Relationships [Member] USD ($)
Business combinations
Share capital acquired (as a percent)						100.00%
Preliminary Purchase Price Accounting
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired	$ 2,670,000		$ 71,400,000	£ 46,900,000	$ 71,435,000			$ 71,435,000
Stock consideration			6,400,000	4,200,000	6,425,000			6,425,000
Stock consideration (in shares)			202,972	202,972
Purchase consideration, net of cash acquired			77,900,000	51,100,000	77,860,000			77,860,000
Accounts receivable and unbilled receivables					7,671,000			7,671,000
Other current assets					1,382,000			1,382,000
Property and equipment					2,752,000			2,752,000
Intangible assets					20,542,000			20,542,000				3,200,000
Total identifiable assets acquired					32,347,000			32,347,000
Accounts payable and other liabilities					6,228,000			6,228,000
Deferred revenue					1,149,000			1,149,000		500,000
Current income tax liability					756,000			612,000	144,000
Deferred tax liability					4,701,000			4,814,000	(113,000)
Total liabilities assumed					12,834,000			12,803,000	31,000
Net identifiable assets acquired					19,513,000			19,544,000	(31,000)
Goodwill	175,471,000	171,867,000			58,347,000			58,316,000	31,000
Net assets acquired					77,860,000			77,860,000
Cash consideration										$ 2,700,000	3,100,000
Amortization period of intangible assets			19 years 6 months	19 years 6 months			20 years					4 years

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Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

3. Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the components of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	34,041	$	28,036	$	109,003	$	81,533
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	97		64		201		(428		)
Net income	$	34,138	$	28,100	$	109,204	$	81,105
Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	67,659		68,162		67,982		68,168
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options and unvested restricted stock units	1,372		1,705		1,387		1,696
Denominator for diluted earnings (loss) per share	69,031		69,867		69,369		69,864

All outstanding stock awards were included in the computation in calculating the earnings per share for the three or nine months ended June 30, 2014 or 2013.

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Credit facilities (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended														9 Months Ended
	Mar. 15, 2013 Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Base Rate [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Eurocurrency Rate [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Index Rate [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Minimum [Member] Base Rate [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Minimum [Member] Eurocurrency Rate [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Minimum [Member] Index Rate [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Maximum [Member] Base Rate [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Maximum [Member] Eurocurrency Rate [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Line of Credit [Member] Maximum [Member] Index Rate [Member]	Mar. 15, 2013 Swingline Loans [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Letter of Credit [Member] USD ($) item	Mar. 15, 2013 Letter of Credit [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Letter of Credit [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Letter of Credit [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Financial Institution Letter of Credit [Member] USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2014 Atlantic Innovation Fund of Canada Loan [Member] USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2014 Atlantic Innovation Fund of Canada Loan [Member] CAD	Jun. 30, 2014 Performance Guarantee [Member] USD ($)
Credit facilities
Term of the credit agreement	5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 100.0												$ 5.0		$ 30.0					1.8
Number of letters of credit issued														4				2
Amount borrowed		15.0
Amount repaid		15.0
Amount borrowed														6.7				3.0
Leverage ratio						2.5
Leverage ratio to calculate annual commitment fee (as a percent)																0.15%	0.30%
Variable rate basis			Base Rate	Eurocurrency Rate	Index Rate
Margin (as a percent)							0.00%	1.00%	1.00%	0.75%	1.75%	1.75%
Interest charges (as a percent)																			0.00%	0.00%
Number of remaining quarterly installments																			32	32
Amount outstanding																			1.3	1.4
Performance bond commitments																					$ 39.3

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Goodwill and intangible assets (Details 2) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
Components of intangible assets
Cost	$ 57,672,000		$ 53,490,000
Accumulated Amortization	15,555,000		11,451,000
Intangible Assets, net	42,117,000		42,039,000
Weighted average remaining life of assets not fully amortized	11 years 10 months 24 days
Amortization expense	4,400,000	3,500,000
Estimated future amortization expense
Three months ended September 30, 2014	1,543,000
Year ending September 30, 2015	6,033,000
Year ending September 30, 2016	5,759,000
Year ending September 30, 2017	5,360,000
Year ending September 30, 2018	4,099,000
Year ended September 30, 2019	3,101,000
Customer Contracts and Customer Relationships [Member]
Components of intangible assets
Cost	43,782,000		39,243,000
Accumulated Amortization	6,888,000		3,953,000
Intangible Assets, net	36,894,000		35,290,000
Weighted average remaining life of assets not fully amortized	13 years 1 month 6 days
Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Components of intangible assets
Cost	9,490,000		9,583,000
Accumulated Amortization	6,757,000		5,974,000
Intangible Assets, net	2,733,000		3,609,000
Weighted average remaining life of assets not fully amortized	3 years 4 months 24 days
Trademarks Trade Names [Member]
Components of intangible assets
Cost	4,400,000		4,421,000
Accumulated Amortization	1,910,000		1,303,000
Intangible Assets, net	2,490,000		3,118,000
Weighted average remaining life of assets not fully amortized	3 years 2 months 12 days
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Components of intangible assets
Cost			243,000
Accumulated Amortization			221,000
Intangible Assets, net			$ 22,000

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Commitments and contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2009 Threatened Litigation [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Pending Litigation [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Norton Et Al Pending Litigation [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Norton Et Al Pending Litigation [Member] Minimum [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies
Amount of claim	$ 2.3	$ 10.0		$ 5.0
Reserve recorded to cover the liabilities			$ 0.6

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Stock repurchase program (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	May 31, 2014	Nov. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Aug. 08, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member]
Stock Repurchase Programs
Stock repurchase programs, authorized amount	$ 150		$ 125
Amount remaining available for future stock repurchases	193.7	43.7		187.3
Common shares repurchased				1,406,667	828,898	403,433
Common shares repurchased, cost				$ 60.9	$ 27.0	$ 17.0

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Segment information

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Segment information

Segment information

2. Segment information

The following table provides certain financial information for each of the Company’s business segments (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,									Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2014		% (1)		2013			% (1)		2014		% (1)		2013			% (1)
Revenue:
Health Services	$	305,647	100	%	$	217,901		100	%	$	928,865	100	%	$	591,847		100	%
Human Services	114,252		100	%	116,422			100	%	336,641		100	%	355,093			100	%
Total	419,899		100	%	334,323			100	%	1,265,506		100	%	946,940			100	%
Gross Profit:
Health services	79,679		26.1	%	62,868			28.9	%	241,558		26.0	%	162,778			27.5	%
Human Services	32,924		28.8	%	31,692			27.2	%	97,633		29.0	%	105,756			29.8	%
Total	112,603		26.8	%	94,560			28.3	%	339,191		26.8	%	268,534			28.4	%
Selling, general, and administrative expense:
Health Services	37,430		12.2	%	28,507			13.1	%	108,980		11.7	%	78,882			13.3	%
Human Services	19,915		17.4	%	20,674			17.8	%	56,097		16.7	%	59,597			16.8	%
Corporate/Other	—		NM		—			NM		—		NM		(383		)	NM
Total	57,345		13.7	%	49,181			14.7	%	165,077		13.0	%	138,096			14.6	%
Operating income from continuing operations:
Health services	42,249		13.8	%	34,361			15.8	%	132,578		14.3	%	83,896			14.2	%
Human Services	13,009		11.4	%	11,018			9.5	%	41,536		12.3	%	46,159			13.0	%
Corporate/Other	—		NM		—			NM		—		NM		383			NM
Subtotal:
Segment Operating Income	55,258		13.2	%	45,379			13.6	%	174,114		13.8	%	130,438			13.8	%
Acquisition-related expenses	—		NM		1,174			NM		—		NM		1,500			NM
Legal and settlement expenses/ (recoveries)	—		NM		(182		)	NM		600		NM		(202		)	NM
Total	$	55,258	13.2	%	$	44,387		13.3	%	$	173,514	13.7	%	$	129,140		13.6	%

(1) Percentage of respective segment revenue. Percentages not considered meaningful are marked “NM”.

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Dividend (Details) (Subsequent Event [Member], USD $)	0 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2014
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Events
Cash dividend declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.045

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Revenue	$ 419,899	$ 334,323	$ 1,265,506	$ 946,940
Cost of revenue	307,296	239,763	926,315	678,406
Gross profit	112,603	94,560	339,191	268,534
Selling, general and administrative expenses	57,345	49,181	165,077	138,096
Acquisition-related expenses		1,174		1,500
Legal and settlement expenses/(recoveries), net		(182)	600	(202)
Operating income from continuing operations	55,258	44,387	173,514	129,140
Interest and other income, net	9	701	913	2,444
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	55,267	45,088	174,427	131,584
Provision for income taxes	21,226	17,052	65,424	50,051
Income from continuing operations	34,041	28,036	109,003	81,533
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes:
Loss from discontinued operations	(21)	(3)	(9)	(597)
Gain on disposal	118	67	210	169
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	97	64	201	(428)
Net income	$ 34,138	$ 28,100	$ 109,204	$ 81,105
Basic earnings/(loss) per share:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.50	$ 0.41	$ 1.60	$ 1.20
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)			$ 0.01	$ (0.01)
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.50	$ 0.41	$ 1.61	$ 1.19
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share:
Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.49	$ 0.40	$ 1.57	$ 1.17
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)				$ (0.01)
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.49	$ 0.40	$ 1.57	$ 1.16
Dividends paid per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.045	$ 0.045	$ 0.135	$ 0.135
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	67,659	68,162	67,982	68,168
Diluted (in shares)	69,031	69,867	69,369	69,864

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 109,204	$ 81,105
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
(Income) loss from discontinued operations	(201)	428
Depreciation and amortization	36,297	25,763
Deferred income taxes	(577)	3,030
Non-cash equity based compensation	12,809	10,708
Change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable - billed	(1,362)	(50,072)
Accounts receivable - unbilled	3,280	(5,921)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(1,343)	(2,522)
Deferred contract costs	556	(2,451)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(5,337)	16,480
Accrued compensation and benefits	2,510	6,941
Deferred revenue	88	(2,940)
Income taxes	6,162	5,989
Other assets and liabilities	3,212	2,624
Cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations	165,298	89,162
Cash used in operating activities - discontinued operations	(148)	(587)
Cash provided by operating activities	165,150	88,575
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(18,389)	(24,869)
Capitalized software costs	(9,177)	(13,652)
Proceeds from settlement of final PSI price		3,380
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(2,670)
Proceeds from note receivable	350	285
Cash used in investing activities	(29,886)	(34,856)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchases of common stock	(59,354)	(27,814)
Employee tax withholding on restricted stock unit vesting	(14,681)	(8,868)
Tax benefit due to option exercises and restricted stock units vesting	2,925	4,680
Cash dividends paid	(9,181)	(9,202)
Stock option exercises	1,145	1,840
Issuance of long-term debt	15,000
Repayment of long-term debt	(15,122)	(130)
Cash used in financing activities	(79,268)	(39,494)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	1,329	(15,626)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	57,325	(1,401)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	125,617	189,312
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 182,942	$ 187,911

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Segment information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Revenue:
Revenue	$ 419,899	$ 334,323	$ 1,265,506	$ 946,940
Revenue (as a percent)	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Gross profit:
Gross profit	112,603	94,560	339,191	268,534
Gross profit (as a percent)	27.00%	28.30%	26.80%	28.40%
Selling, general, and administrative expense:
Selling, general and administrative expense	57,345	49,181	165,077	138,096
Selling, general, and administrative expense (as a percent)	13.70%	14.70%	13.00%	14.60%
Operating income from continuing operations:
Operating income from continuing operations	55,258	44,387	173,514	129,140
Operating income from continuing operations (as a percent)	13.20%	13.30%	13.70%	13.60%
Acquisition-related expenses		1,174		1,500
Legal and settlement expense		(182)	600	(202)
Operating Segments [Member]
Operating income from continuing operations:
Operating income from continuing operations	55,258	45,379	174,114	130,438
Operating income from continuing operations (as a percent)	13.20%	13.60%	13.80%	13.80%
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Selling, general, and administrative expense:
Selling, general and administrative expense				(383)
Operating income from continuing operations:
Operating income from continuing operations				383
Health Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue:
Revenue	305,647	217,901	928,865	591,847
Revenue (as a percent)	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Gross profit:
Gross profit	79,679	62,868	241,558	162,778
Gross profit (as a percent)	26.10%	28.90%	26.00%	27.50%
Selling, general, and administrative expense:
Selling, general and administrative expense	37,430	28,507	108,980	78,882
Selling, general, and administrative expense (as a percent)	12.20%	13.10%	11.70%	13.30%
Operating income from continuing operations:
Operating income from continuing operations	42,249	34,361	132,578	83,896
Operating income from continuing operations (as a percent)	13.80%	15.80%	14.30%	14.20%
Human Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue:
Revenue	114,252	116,422	336,641	355,093
Revenue (as a percent)	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Gross profit:
Gross profit	32,924	31,692	97,633	105,756
Gross profit (as a percent)	28.80%	27.20%	29.00%	29.80%
Selling, general, and administrative expense:
Selling, general and administrative expense	19,915	20,674	56,097	59,597
Selling, general, and administrative expense (as a percent)	17.40%	17.80%	16.70%	16.80%
Operating income from continuing operations:
Operating income from continuing operations	$ 13,009	$ 11,018	$ 41,536	$ 46,159
Operating income from continuing operations (as a percent)	11.40%	9.50%	12.30%	13.00%

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Supplemental disclosures (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 182,942,000	$ 187,911,000	$ 125,617,000	$ 189,312,000
Percentage of cash and cash equivalents in jurisdictions outside the United States	55.00%
Income taxes
Income taxes paid	$ 57,400,000	$ 40,600,000

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Organization and basis of presentation

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Organization and basis of presentation

Organization and basis of presentation

1. Organization and basis of presentation

General

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year. The balance sheet at September 30, 2013 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates including those related to revenue recognition and cost estimation on certain contracts, the realizability of goodwill, and amounts related to income taxes, certain accrued liabilities and contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated audited financial statements and the notes thereto at September 30, 2013 and 2012 and for each of the three years ended September 30, 2013, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2013 which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 19, 2013. Certain comparative balances have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Net income	$ 34,138	$ 28,100	$ 109,204	$ 81,105
Foreign currency translation adjustments	6,366	(18,454)	4,919	(20,022)
Comprehensive income	$ 40,504	$ 9,646	$ 114,123	$ 61,083

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Dividend

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Dividend [Abstract]

Dividend

11. Dividend

On July 3, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.045 for each share of the Company’s common stock outstanding. The dividend is payable on August 29, 2014 to shareholders of record on August 15, 2014.

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Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Aug. 01, 2014
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	MAXIMUS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001032220
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		66,993,971
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3

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Segment information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Segment information

Schedule of financial information for each of the Company's business segments

The following table provides certain financial information for each of the Company’s business segments (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,									Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2014		% (1)		2013			% (1)		2014		% (1)		2013			% (1)
Revenue:
Health Services	$	305,647	100	%	$	217,901		100	%	$	928,865	100	%	$	591,847		100	%
Human Services	114,252		100	%	116,422			100	%	336,641		100	%	355,093			100	%
Total	419,899		100	%	334,323			100	%	1,265,506		100	%	946,940			100	%
Gross Profit:
Health services	79,679		26.1	%	62,868			28.9	%	241,558		26.0	%	162,778			27.5	%
Human Services	32,924		28.8	%	31,692			27.2	%	97,633		29.0	%	105,756			29.8	%
Total	112,603		26.8	%	94,560			28.3	%	339,191		26.8	%	268,534			28.4	%
Selling, general, and administrative expense:
Health Services	37,430		12.2	%	28,507			13.1	%	108,980		11.7	%	78,882			13.3	%
Human Services	19,915		17.4	%	20,674			17.8	%	56,097		16.7	%	59,597			16.8	%
Corporate/Other	—		NM		—			NM		—		NM		(383		)	NM
Total	57,345		13.7	%	49,181			14.7	%	165,077		13.0	%	138,096			14.6	%
Operating income from continuing operations:
Health services	42,249		13.8	%	34,361			15.8	%	132,578		14.3	%	83,896			14.2	%
Human Services	13,009		11.4	%	11,018			9.5	%	41,536		12.3	%	46,159			13.0	%
Corporate/Other	—		NM		—			NM		—		NM		383			NM
Subtotal:
Segment Operating Income	55,258		13.2	%	45,379			13.6	%	174,114		13.8	%	130,438			13.8	%
Acquisition-related expenses	—		NM		1,174			NM		—		NM		1,500			NM
Legal and settlement expenses/ (recoveries)	—		NM		(182		)	NM		600		NM		(202		)	NM
Total	$	55,258	13.2	%	$	44,387		13.3	%	$	173,514	13.7	%	$	129,140		13.6	%

(1) Percentage of respective segment revenue. Percentages not considered meaningful are marked “NM”.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 182,942	$ 125,617
Restricted cash	13,356	12,176
Accounts receivable - billed, net of reserves of $3,831 and $3,828	274,544	272,636
Accounts receivable - unbilled	17,006	20,320
Prepaid income taxes	2,620	358
Deferred income taxes	27,773	26,443
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	36,159	32,049
Total current assets	554,400	489,599
Property and equipment, net	71,961	77,710
Capitalized software, net	41,482	40,456
Goodwill	175,471	171,867
Intangible assets, net	42,117	42,039
Deferred contract costs, net	13,750	14,318
Deferred income taxes	1,567	1,179
Deferred compensation plan assets	11,242	10,314
Other assets, net	10,090	10,496
Total assets	922,080	857,978
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	101,313	109,020
Accrued compensation and benefits	73,133	83,280
Deferred revenue	57,447	53,137
Current portion of long-term debt	164	170
Income taxes payable	17,743	8,327
Other liabilities	11,576	8,373
Total current liabilities	261,376	262,307
Deferred revenue, less current portion	30,056	32,953
Long-term debt	1,150	1,319
Deferred taxes	16,965	16,359
Deferred compensation plan liabilities, less current portion	17,422	13,953
Other liabilities	6,609	1,579
Total liabilities	333,578	328,470
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, no par value; 100,000 shares authorized; 67,366 and 68,525 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, at stated amount, respectively	430,642	415,271
Accumulated other comprehensive income	12,906	7,987
Retained earnings	144,954	106,250
Total shareholders' equity	588,502	529,508
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 922,080	$ 857,978

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Goodwill and intangible assets

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Goodwill and intangible assets

Goodwill and intangible assets

6. Goodwill and intangible assets

The changes in goodwill for the nine months ended June 30, 2014 are as follows (in thousands):

	Health Services		Human Services		Total
Balance as of September 30, 2013	$	125,096	$	46,771	$	171,867
Changes to allocation of HML purchase price	31		—		31
Foreign currency translation	3,213		360		3,573
Balance as of June 30, 2014	$	128,340	$	47,131	$	175,471

The following table sets forth the components of intangible assets (in thousands):

	As of June 30, 2014						As of September 30, 2013
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Intangible Assets, net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Intangible Assets, net
Customer contracts and relationships	$	43,782	$	6,888	$	36,894	$	39,243	$	3,953	$	35,290
Technology based intangible assets	9,490		6,757		2,733		9,583		5,974		3,609
Trademarks and trade names	4,400		1,910		2,490		4,421		1,303		3,118
Non-compete arrangements	—		—		—		243		221		22
Total	$	57,672	$	15,555	$	42,117	$	53,490	$	11,451	$	42,039

The Company’s intangible assets have a weighted average remaining life of 11.9 years, comprising 13.1 years for customer contracts and relationships, 3.4 years for technology-based intangible assets and 3.2 years for the trademarks and trade names. Amortization expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 was $4.4 million and $3.5 million, respectively. Estimated future amortization expense is as follows (in thousands):

Three months ended September 30, 2014	$	1,543
Year ended September 30, 2015	6,033
Year ended September 30, 2016	5,759
Year ended September 30, 2017	5,360
Year ended September 30, 2018	4,099
Year ended September 30, 2019	3,101

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Business combinations

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Business combinations

Business combinations

5. Business combinations

Health Management Limited

On July 1, 2013 (the acquisition date), the Company acquired 100% of the share capital of Health Management Limited (HML) for total consideration of $77.9 million (£51.1 million). The consideration was comprised of $71.4 million (£46.9 million) in cash and 202,972 shares of MAXIMUS stock worth $6.4 million (£4.2 million).

HML provides independent health assessments within the United Kingdom. MAXIMUS acquired HML, among other reasons, to expand the Company’s independent medical assessment business and to establish a strong presence in the United Kingdom health services market. The acquired assets and business have been integrated into the Company’s Health Services Segment.

The Company allocated the acquisition price to the fair value of the assets and liabilities of HML at the acquisition date. The Company provided estimates of these balances at September 30, 2013 and has updated these estimates as more information became available. The Company has completed this exercise and no additional changes to the acquisition date balance sheet are expected. The assets and liabilities of HML recorded in the Company’s financial statements at the acquisition date are summarized below (in thousands):

	Purchase Price Allocation
	Updated through September 30, 2013		Adjustments			Updated through June 30, 2014
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired	$	71,435	$	—		$	71,435
Stock consideration	6,425		—			6,425
Purchase consideration, net of cash acquired	$	77,860	$	—		$	77,860
Accounts receivable and unbilled receivables	$	7,671	$	—		$	7,671
Other current assets	1,382		—			1,382
Property and equipment	2,752		—			2,752
Intangible assets	20,542		—			20,542
Total identifiable assets acquired	32,347		—			32,347
Accounts payable and other liabilities	6,228		—			6,228
Deferred revenue	1,149		—			1,149
Current income tax liability	612		144			756
Deferred tax liability	4,814		(113		)	4,701
Total liabilities assumed	12,803		31			12,834
Net identifiable assets acquired	19,544		(31		)	19,513
Goodwill	58,316		31			58,347
Net assets acquired	$	77,860	$	—		$	77,860

The Company considers the goodwill to represent benefits that are expected to be realized as a result of the business combination, including, but not limited to, the assembled workforce and the benefit of the enhanced knowledge and capabilities of HML. Goodwill is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The valuation of the intangible assets acquired is summarized below (in thousands).

	Useful life	Fair value
Customer relationships	20 years	$	19,933
Technology-based intangible assets	2 years	609
Total intangible assets		$	20,542

The weighted average amortization period was 19.5 years.

Centacare

On January 31, 2014, the Company acquired certain businesses trading as Centacare for $2.7 million ($3.1 million Australian) in cash. The operations of these businesses are consistent with the services provided by MAXIMUS in Australia. The Company acquired these businesses in order to expand our operations in Australia.

Of the purchase price, MAXIMUS allocated $3.2 million to intangible assets, representing customer relationships, and $0.5 million to deferred revenue. The intangible assets will be amortized over the anticipated lives of the customer relationships, which are approximately four years.

The businesses acquired with Centacare were immediately integrated into the existing MAXIMUS business within our Human Services segment. The results of the acquired business would not be material for any periods shown.

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Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$ 34,041	$ 28,036	$ 109,003	$ 81,533
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	97	64	201	(428)
Net income	$ 34,138	$ 28,100	$ 109,204	$ 81,105
Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	67,659	68,162	67,982	68,168
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options and unvested restricted stock units (in shares)	1,372	1,705	1,387	1,696
Denominator for diluted earnings per share	69,031	69,867	69,369	69,864

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share

Schedule of the components of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share

The following table sets forth the components of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	34,041	$	28,036	$	109,003	$	81,533
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	97		64		201		(428		)
Net income	$	34,138	$	28,100	$	109,204	$	81,105
Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	67,659		68,162		67,982		68,168
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options and unvested restricted stock units	1,372		1,705		1,387		1,696
Denominator for diluted earnings (loss) per share	69,031		69,867		69,369		69,864

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Stock repurchase program

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Stock repurchase programs

Stock Repurchase Programs

9. Stock repurchase program

Under a resolution adopted in November 2011, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase, at management’s discretion, of up to an aggregate of $125 million of the Company’s common stock. Under a resolution adopted in June 2014, the Company increased this balance by $150 million, from $43.7 million to $193.7 million. The resolutions also authorized the use of option exercise proceeds for the repurchase of the Company’s common stock. During the nine months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company repurchased 1,406,667 and 828,898 common shares at a cost of $60.9 million and $27.0 million, respectively. The amount available for future repurchases was $187.3 million at June 30, 2014.

The Company has acquired an additional 403,433 common shares at a cost of $17.0 million between July 1, 2014 and August 8, 2014.

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Credit facilities

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Credit facilities

Credit facilities

7. Credit facilities

On March 15, 2013, the Company entered into an unsecured five-year revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement amends and restates the Company’s existing revolving credit agreement entered into in January 2008. The Credit Agreement provides for a revolving line of credit up to $100 million that may be used for revolving loans; swingline loans (subject to a sublimit of $5 million), and to request letters of credit, subject to a sublimit of $30 million. The line of credit is available for general corporate purposes, including working capital, capital expenditures and acquisitions. The arrangement terminates on March 15, 2018, at which time all outstanding borrowings must be repaid.

At June 30, 2014, the Company’s only indebtedness under the Credit Agreement was four letters of credit totaling $6.7 million. Each of these letters of credit may be called by customers in the event that the Company defaults under the terms of a contract, the probability of which we believe is remote. In addition, two letters of credit totaling $3.0 million, secured with restricted cash balances, are held with another financial institution to cover similar obligations. During the nine month period ended June 30, 2014, the Company borrowed $15.0 million, which was repaid within the period.

The Credit Agreement requires the Company to comply with certain financial covenants and other covenants including a maximum total leverage ratio and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of June 30, 2014. The obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by material domestic subsidiaries of the Company. The Credit Facility is currently unsecured. In the event that the Company’s total leverage ratio, as defined in the credit agreement, exceeds 2.5 to 1.0 or the Company incurs a certain level of indebtedness outside of the Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement will become secured by the assets of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries. At June 30, 2014, our total leverage ratio was negligible.

The Credit Agreement provides for an annual commitment fee payable on funds not borrowed or utilized for letters of credit. This charge is based upon the Company’s leverage and varies between 0.15% and 0.3%. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at our choice at either (a) a Base Rate plus a margin that varies between 0.0% and 0.75% per year, (b) a Eurocurrency Rate plus an applicable margin that varies between 1.0% and 1.75% per year or (c) an Index Rate plus an applicable margin which varies between 1.0% and 1.75% per year. The Base Rate, Eurocurrency Rate and Index Rate are defined by the Credit Agreement and the applicable percentages are based upon the Company’s leverage rate at the time of the borrowing.

In addition to this revolving credit facility, the Company has a loan agreement with the Atlantic Innovation Fund of Canada. This provided a loan of $1.8 million (Canadian), the proceeds of which were required to be used for specific technology-based research and development. The loan has no interest charge. At June 30, 2014, $1.3 million ($1.4 million Canadian) was outstanding under this agreement, which is repayable in 32 remaining quarterly installments.

Certain contracts require us to provide a surety bond as a guarantee of performance. At June 30, 2014, the Company had performance bond commitments totaling $39.3 million. These bonds are typically renewed annually and remain in place until the contractual obligations have been satisfied. Although the triggering events vary from contract to contract, in general we would only be liable for the amount of these guarantees in the event of default in our performance of our obligations under each contract, the probability of which we believe is remote.

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Commitments and contingencies

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Commitments and contingencies

Commitments and contingencies

8. Commitments and contingencies

The Company is involved in various legal proceedings, including the matters described below, in the ordinary course of its business.

In March 2009, a state Medicaid agency asserted a claim against MAXIMUS, related to a discontinued business line, in the amount of $2.3 million in connection with a contract MAXIMUS had through February 1, 2009 to provide Medicaid administrative claiming services to school districts in the state. MAXIMUS entered into separate agreements with the school districts under which MAXIMUS helped the districts prepare and submit claims to the state Medicaid agency which, in turn, submitted claims for reimbursement to the United States Federal Government. No legal action has been initiated. The state has asserted that its agreement with MAXIMUS requires the Company to reimburse the state for the amounts owed to the Federal Government. However, the Company’s agreements with the school districts require them to reimburse MAXIMUS for such payments and therefore MAXIMUS believes the school districts are responsible for any amounts disallowed by the state Medicaid agency or the Federal Government. The Company believes its exposure in this matter is limited to its fees associated with this work and that the school districts will be responsible for the remainder. MAXIMUS has exited the federal health care claiming business and no longer provides the services at issue in this matter.

In 2008, MAXIMUS sold the SchoolMAX student information system business line as part of the divestiture of the MAXIMUS Education Systems division. In 2012, a school district (“District”) which was a SchoolMAX client filed a formal arbitration notice alleging that MAXIMUS and the buyer failed to (i) use best practices in developing the software and (ii) deliver and test product releases as required by the contract. The District contended that those failures resulted in damages of at least $10 million. In December 2012, the arbitration panel denied the District’s claims in their entirety. Costs related to the arbitration proceeding have been included within discontinued operations. The District subsequently filed a motion to vacate the decision of the arbitration panel which was denied by the court in July 2013. The District has appealed that ruling. Separately, in late 2012, the District claimed that MAXIMUS had defrauded the District in 2007 or 2008 by misrepresenting its intentions regarding the sale of the Education Systems division. That allegation was not part of the arbitration, and no formal claim or lawsuit has been filed. The company believes it has a number of defenses to that allegation and would contest it vigorously if it were formally asserted.

In January 2014, MAXIMUS was named a defendant in Norton et al. v. MAXIMUS in the U.S. District Court for Idaho. The plaintiffs in this purported class action are current and former trainers and supervisors at the MAXIMUS federal health care projects in Boise, Idaho and Brownsville, Texas. They allege the Company willfully misclassified them as exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act and failed to pay them overtime, and they seek to establish a nationwide class covering the company’s federal health care operations. The plaintiffs allege compensatory and punitive damages of at least $5.0 million. MAXIMUS has since reclassified the trainers as non-exempt employees and is seeking an expedited resolution of their wage claims. MAXIMUS denies liability as to the supervisors and will contest the matter vigorously. As of June 30, 2014, the Company has reserved $0.6 million to cover the estimated legal costs of defending this lawsuit, in addition to estimated liabilities to employees.

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Revenue recognition

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Revenue Recognition [Abstract]

Revenue recognition

10. Revenue recognition

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This new standard will change the manner in which the Company evaluates revenue recognition for all contracts with customers, although the effect of the changes on revenue recognition will vary from contract to contract. The Company will adopt this standard during its 2018 fiscal year. At present, the Company is continuing to evaluate the effect of this standard.

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Goodwill and intangible assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Goodwill and intangible assets

Schedule of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill

The changes in goodwill for the nine months ended June 30, 2014 are as follows (in thousands):

	Health Services		Human Services		Total
Balance as of September 30, 2013	$	125,096	$	46,771	$	171,867
Changes to allocation of HML purchase price	31		—		31
Foreign currency translation	3,213		360		3,573
Balance as of June 30, 2014	$	128,340	$	47,131	$	175,471

Schedule of components of intangible assets

The following table sets forth the components of intangible assets (in thousands):

	As of June 30, 2014						As of September 30, 2013
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Intangible Assets, net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Intangible Assets, net
Customer contracts and relationships	$	43,782	$	6,888	$	36,894	$	39,243	$	3,953	$	35,290
Technology based intangible assets	9,490		6,757		2,733		9,583		5,974		3,609
Trademarks and trade names	4,400		1,910		2,490		4,421		1,303		3,118
Non-compete arrangements	—		—		—		243		221		22
Total	$	57,672	$	15,555	$	42,117	$	53,490	$	11,451	$	42,039

Schedule of estimated future amortization expense

Estimated future amortization expense is as follows (in thousands):

Three months ended September 30, 2014	$	1,543
Year ended September 30, 2015	6,033
Year ended September 30, 2016	5,759
Year ended September 30, 2017	5,360
Year ended September 30, 2018	4,099
Year ended September 30, 2019	3,101

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Business combinations (Details 2) (Health Management Limited [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2013
Intangible assets acquired
Useful life	19 years 6 months
Fair value	$ 20,542
Customer Relationships [Member]
Intangible assets acquired
Useful life	20 years
Fair value	19,933
Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Intangible assets acquired
Useful life	2 years
Fair value	$ 609

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Accounts receivable - billed, reserves (in dollars)	$ 3,831	$ 3,828
Common stock, no par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, shares authorized	100,000	100,000
Common stock, shares issued	67,366	68,525
Common stock, shares outstanding	67,366	68,525

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Supplemental disclosures

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Supplemental disclosures

Supplemental disclosures

4. Supplemental disclosures

During the nine months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company made income tax payments of $57.4 million and $40.6 million, respectively.

At June 30, 2014, the Company held cash and cash equivalents of $182.9 million. Approximately 55% of these funds are in jurisdictions outside the United States and the Company does not intend at this time to transfer these funds to the United States.

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Goodwill and intangible assets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Changes in goodwill
Balance at the beginning of the period	$ 171,867
Changes to allocation of HML purchase price	31
Foreign currency translation	3,573
Balance at the end of the period	175,471
Health Services [Member]
Changes in goodwill
Balance at the beginning of the period	125,096
Changes to allocation of HML purchase price	31
Foreign currency translation	3,213
Balance at the end of the period	128,340
Human Services [Member]
Changes in goodwill
Balance at the beginning of the period	46,771
Foreign currency translation	360
Balance at the end of the period	$ 47,131

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Business combinations (Tables) (Health Management Limited [Member])

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Health Management Limited [Member]

Business combinations

Schedule of assets and liabilities recorded in the Company's financial statements at their fair values at the acquisition date

The assets and liabilities of HML recorded in the Company’s financial statements at the acquisition date are summarized below (in thousands):

	Purchase Price Allocation
	Updated through September 30, 2013		Adjustments			Updated through June 30, 2014
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired	$	71,435	$	—		$	71,435
Stock consideration	6,425		—			6,425
Purchase consideration, net of cash acquired	$	77,860	$	—		$	77,860
Accounts receivable and unbilled receivables	$	7,671	$	—		$	7,671
Other current assets	1,382		—			1,382
Property and equipment	2,752		—			2,752
Intangible assets	20,542		—			20,542
Total identifiable assets acquired	32,347		—			32,347
Accounts payable and other liabilities	6,228		—			6,228
Deferred revenue	1,149		—			1,149
Current income tax liability	612		144			756
Deferred tax liability	4,814		(113		)	4,701
Total liabilities assumed	12,803		31			12,834
Net identifiable assets acquired	19,544		(31		)	19,513
Goodwill	58,316		31			58,347
Net assets acquired	$	77,860	$	—		$	77,860

Summary of valuation of the intangible assets acquired

The valuation of the intangible assets acquired is summarized below (in thousands).

	Useful life	Fair value
Customer relationships	20 years	$	19,933
Technology-based intangible assets	2 years	609
Total intangible assets		$	20,542