GOODWILL AND PURCHASED INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

GOODWILL AND PURCHASED INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Schedule of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the two years ended September 30, 2015 are as follows (in thousands):

	Transportation Systems			Cubic Global Defense Systems			Cubic Global Defense Services		Total
Balances at October 1, 2013	$	18,301		$	23,443		$	94,350	$	136,094
Acquisitions (see Note 2)	40,792			7,365			—		48,157
Foreign currency exchange rate changes	74			(184		)	—		(110		)
Balances at September 30, 2014	59,167			30,624			94,350		184,141
Acquisitions (see Note 2)	—			57,875			—		57,875
Foreign currency exchange rate changes	(3,193		)	(924		)	—		(4,117		)
Balances at September 30, 2015	$	55,974		$	87,575		$	94,350	$	237,899

Schedule of entity's purchased intangible assets

The table below summarizes our purchased intangible assets (in thousands):

	September 30, 2015							September 30, 2014
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Contract and program intangibles	$	156,847	$	(96,916	)	59,931		$	121,340	$	(73,234	)	$	48,106
Other purchased intangibles	28,169		(15,164		)	13,005		27,362		(11,850		)	15,512
Total	$	185,016	$	(112,080	)	$	72,936	$	148,702	$	(85,084	)	$	63,618

Schedule of expected amortization of purchased intangibles for each of the next five years

The table below shows our expected amortization of purchased intangibles as of September 30, 2015, for each of the next five years and thereafter (in thousands):

	Transportation Systems		Cubic Global Defense Systems		Cubic Global Defense Services		Total
2016	$	7,358	$	9,480	$	4,714	$	21,552
2017	6,306		7,590		2,452		16,348
2018	5,251		5,973		1,775		12,999
2019	2,986		4,346		1,184		8,516
2020	958		2,878		790		4,626
Thereafter	3,043		1,514		4,338		8,895
	$	25,902	$	31,781	$	15,253	$	72,936