Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

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, 2017 are as follows (in thousands):

			Cubic Global
	Transportation		Defense
	Systems		Systems		Total
Net balances at October 1, 2015	$	55,974	$	87,575	$	143,549
Acquisitions (see Note 2)		—		175,150		175,150
Foreign currency exchange rate changes		(6,344)		241		(6,103)
Net balances at September 30, 2016		49,630		262,966		312,596
Acquisitions		—		5,885		5,885
Foreign currency exchange rate changes		1,240		1,841		3,081
Net balances at September 30, 2017	$	50,870	$	270,692	$	321,562

Schedule of entity's purchased intangible assets

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

	September 30, 2017						September 30, 2016
							Gross
	Gross Carrying		Accumulated		Net Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated		Net Carrying
	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amount		Amortization		Amount
Contract and program intangibles	$	151,602	$	(90,988)	$	60,614	$	146,898	$	(65,257)	$	81,641
Other purchased intangibles		42,813		(13,569)		29,244		38,695		(8,322)		30,373
Total	$	194,415	$	(104,557)	$	89,858	$	185,593	$	(73,579)	$	112,014

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, 2017, for each of the next five years and thereafter (in thousands):

			Cubic Global		Cubic
	Transportation		Defense		Mission
	Systems		Systems		Solutions		Total
2018	$	4,944	$	805	$	20,203	$	25,952
2019		2,886		530		16,761		20,177
2020		947		315		13,214		14,476
2021		698		261		9,814		10,773
2022		598		261		6,651		7,510
Thereafter		297		893		9,780		10,970
	$	10,370	$	3,065	$	76,423	$	89,858