Goodwill and Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible assets that are subject to amortization consisted of the following at September 30, 2017 and 2016:



	September 30, 2017								September 30, 2016
	(In thousands, except average life)
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Average Life
Completed technology	$	84,955	$	(77,682	)	$	7,273	5	$	84,184	$	(70,368	)	$	13,816	5
Customer contracts and relationships	28,947		(15,091		)	13,856		8	64,592		(45,034		)	19,558		12
Trade names	603		(547		)	56		3	575		(330		)	245		3
	$	114,505	$	(93,320	)	$	21,185	6	$	149,351	$	(115,732	)	$	33,619	8

Amortization expense associated with our intangible assets, which has been reflected as a separate operating expense caption within the accompanying consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, consisted of the following during fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015:



	Year Ended September 30,
	2017		2016		2015
	(In thousands)
Cost of revenues	$	6,511	$	7,300	$	7,594
Selling, general and administrative expenses	6,198		6,682		6,079
Total	$	12,709	$	13,982	$	13,673

In the table above, cost of revenues reflects our amortization of completed technology, and selling, general and administrative expenses reflect our amortization of other intangible assets.

Estimated future intangible asset amortization expense associated with intangible assets existing at September 30, 2017, was as follows (in thousands):



Year Ended September 30,
2018	$	6,555
2019	6,037
2020	3,670
2021	2,426
2022	2,280
Thereafter	217
Total	$	21,185

The following table summarizes changes to goodwill during fiscal 2017 and 2016, both in total and as allocated to our operating segments. We have not recognized any goodwill impairment losses to date.



	Applications			Scores		Decision Management Software			Total
	(In thousands)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	596,765		$	146,648	$	71,337		$	814,750
Addition from acquisitions	3,857			—		—			3,857
Adjustment related to prior acquisitions	283			—		—			283
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(18,185		)	—		(2,290		)	(20,475		)
Balance at September 30, 2016	582,720			146,648		69,047			798,415
Foreign currency translation adjustment	5,568			—		431			5,999
Balance at September 30, 2017	$	588,288		$	146,648	$	69,478		$	804,414

- 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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