Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill And Acquired Intangible Assets

Goodwill and acquired intangible assets consisted of the following:

	March 30, 2013						September 30, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value
	(in thousands)
Goodwill (not amortized)					$	748,251					$	610,347
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized) (1):
Purchased software	$	226,334	$	135,934	90,400		$	177,166	$	127,250	$	49,916
Capitalized software	22,877		22,877		—		22,877		22,877		—
Customer lists and relationships	289,952		105,473		184,479		227,097		93,215		133,882
Trademarks and trade names	13,257		9,408		3,849		11,013		8,967		2,046
Other	3,432		3,412		20		3,437		3,396		41
	$	555,852	$	277,104	$	278,748	$	441,590	$	255,705	$	185,885
Total goodwill and acquired intangible assets					$	1,026,999					$	796,232

(1) The weighted average useful lives of purchased software, customer lists and relationships, trademarks and trade names and other intangible assets with a remaining net book value are 8 years, 10 years, 7 years, and 3 years, respectively.

Schedule Of Goodwill

Changes in goodwill for the six months ended March 30, 2013, presented by reportable segment, are as follows:

	Software Products Segment			Services Segment			Total
	(in thousands)
Balance, September 30, 2012	$	585,469		$	24,878		$	610,347
Acquisition	128,638			12,800			141,438
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(3,528		)	(6		)	(3,534		)
Balance as of March 30, 2013	$	710,579		$	37,672		$	748,251

Amortization Of Intangible Assets

The aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets with finite lives was classified in our consolidated statements of operations as follows:

	Three months ended				Six months ended
	March 30, 2013		March 31, 2012		March 30, 2013		March 31, 2012
	(in thousands)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	$	6,640	$	5,132	$	13,263	$	10,341
Cost of license revenue	4,628		3,931		9,267		8,034
Total amortization expense	$	11,268	$	9,063	$	22,530	$	18,375