GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure

7. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES

GOODWILL

Activity By Segment For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2014	North America		International			Total
Beginning balance		1,275.4	$	195.7		$	1,471.1
Acquisitions		0.5		-			0.5
Foreign currency adjustment		-		(1.3	)		(1.3	)
Ending balance	$	1,275.9	$	194.4		$	1,470.3

OTHER INTANGIBLES

Additions for the nine months ended June 30, 2014 included $2.8 million of patents with a weighted average life of 5 years, as well as $1.9 million of developed technology with a weighted average life of 5 years from the Strategy9 business acquisition described in Note 18.

	June 30, 2014						September 30, 2013
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Patents	$	377.4	$	350.3	$	27.1	$	376.1	$	334.1	$	42.0
Developed technology		131.0		90.9		40.1		129.1		79.9		49.2
Contracts		20.1		19.1		1.0		20.1		18.6		1.5
Reacquired rights		13.4		4.8		8.6		14.7		5.2		9.5
Customer relationships		61.2		49.1		12.1		61.2		40.1		21.1
Trademarks		12.5		6.9		5.6		12.5		5.2		7.3
Total	$	615.6	$	521.1	$	94.5	$	613.7	$	483.1	$	130.6

Aggregate Amortization

As Of And For The Periods Ended June 30,
Third Quarters				Nine Months				Future Annual Estimates
2014		2013		2014		2013		2014		2015		2016		2017		2018
$	13.8	$	15.9	$	40.8	$	47.8	$	54.3	$	37.5	$	20.9	$	11.1	$	6.0

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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