Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Revenue	$ 13,239,976	$ 13,642,455	$ 13,878,316
Cost of revenue	12,530,416	13,030,800	13,399,283
Gross profit	709,560	611,655	479,033
Equity in earnings of joint ventures	48,781	49,320	49,357
General and administrative expenses	(188,535)	(148,123)	(135,787)
Restructuring costs	(188,345)	(95,446)
Gain on disposal activities		3,590
Impairment of long-lived assets		(24,900)
Income from operations	381,461	396,096	392,603
Other income	11,056	14,556	20,628
Interest expense	(159,914)	(161,482)	(201,023)
Income from continuing operations before taxes	232,603	249,170	212,208
Income tax expense (benefit) for continuing operations	45,753	13,498	(3,494)
Net income from continuing operations	186,850	235,672	215,702
Net loss from discontinued operations	(340,591)	(419,662)	(18,575)
Net (loss) income	(153,741)	(183,990)	197,127
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations	(16,398)	(24,710)	(20,197)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests from discontinued operations	(16,231)	(52,350)	(40,462)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(32,629)	(77,060)	(60,659)
Net income attributable to AECOM from continuing operations	170,452	210,962	195,505
Net loss attributable to AECOM from discontinued operations	(356,822)	(472,012)	(59,037)
Net (loss) income attributable to AECOM	$ (186,370)	$ (261,050)	$ 136,468
Net (loss) income attributable to AECOM per share:
Basic continuing operations per share	$ 1.07	$ 1.34	$ 1.23
Basic discontinued operations per share	(2.24)	(3.00)	(0.37)
Basic earnings per share	(1.17)	(1.66)	0.86
Diluted continuing operations per share	1.06	1.32	1.20
Diluted discontinued operations per share	(2.22)	(2.95)	(0.36)
Diluted earnings per share	$ (1.16)	$ (1.63)	$ 0.84
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	159,005	157,044	159,101
Diluted (in shares)	161,292	159,684	162,261