| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 00500 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (http://www.aecom.com/role/StatementConsolidatedStatementsOfCashFlows)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000868857 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2015-10-01 - 2016-09-30  | 2014-10-01 - 2015-09-30  | 2013-10-01 - 2014-09-30  | |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  | |||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:  | |||
Net income (loss)  | 163,472,000    | (71,233,000)   | 232,764,000    | 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:  | |||
Depreciation and amortization  | |||
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures  | (104,032,000)   | (106,245,000)   | (57,924,000)   | 
Distribution of earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures  | |||
Non-cash stock compensation  | |||
Prepayment penalty on unsecured senior notes  | |||
Excess tax benefit from share-based payment  | (  | (  | |
Foreign currency translation  | (  | (  | (  | 
Write-off of debt issuance costs  | |||
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)  | (  | (  | |
Pension curtailment and settlement gains  | (  | ||
Loss on disposal activities  | 42,589,000    | ||
Other  | (  | ||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:  | |||
Accounts receivable  | (  | ||
Prepaid expenses and other current and non-current assets  | (  | (  | |
Accounts payable  | |||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities  | (  | (  | |
Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts  | (  | (  | |
Other long-term liabilities  | (  | (  | |
Income taxes payable  | (  | ||
Net cash provided by operating activities  | |||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:  | |||
Payments for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired  | (  | (  | (  | 
Cash acquired from consolidation of joint venture  | |||
Proceeds from disposal of businesses  | |||
Net investment in unconsolidated joint ventures  | (  | (  | (  | 
Proceeds from sales of investments  | |||
Payments for purchase of investments  | (  | (  | (  | 
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment  | |||
Payments for capital expenditures  | (  | (  | (  | 
Net cash used in investing activities  | (  | (  | (  | 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:  | |||
Proceeds from borrowings under credit agreements  | |||
Repayments of borrowings under credit agreements  | (  | (  | (  | 
Issuance of unsecured senior notes  | |||
Prepayment penalty on unsecured senior notes  | (  | ||
Cash paid for debt and equity issuance costs  | (  | (  | (  | 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock  | |||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options  | |||
Payments to repurchase common stock  | (  | (  | (  | 
Excess tax benefit from share-based payment  | |||
Net distributions to noncontrolling interests  | (  | (  | (  | 
Other financing activities  | (  | (  | (  | 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities  | (  | (  | |
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH  | (  | (  | (  | 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS  | (  | ||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR  | 683,893,000    | ||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR  | 692,145,000    | 683,893,000    | 574,188,000    | 
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:  | |||
Common stock issued in acquisitions  | |||
Debt assumed from acquisitions  | |||
Interest paid  | |||
Net income (taxes paid) tax refunds received  | (  | (  | |