Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Revenue Recognition

We derive revenues from three primary sources: (1) software licenses, (2) services, and (3) support.

Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue consisted of the following:

	September 30,
	2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Deferred support revenue	$	312,721	$	306,940
Deferred service revenue	18,793		14,127
Deferred license revenue	5,399		6,462
Total deferred revenue	$	336,913	$	327,529

Financial Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis

Our significant financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	September 30,
	2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Financial assets
Cash equivalents—Level 1 (1)	$	56,706	$	231,488
Forward contracts—Level 2	301		236
	$	57,007	$	231,724
Financial liabilities
Forward contracts—Level 2	$	438	$	—

(1) Money market funds and time deposits.

Financing Receivable Credit Quality Indicators

As of September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively, none of these receivables were past due. Our credit risk assessment for financing receivables was as follows:

	September 30,
	2013		2012
	(in thousands)
S&P bond rating BBB-1 and above-Tier 1	$	42,189	$	34,017
Internal Credit Assessment-Tier 2	10,934		8,446
Internal Credit Assessment-Tier 3	—		—
Total financing receivables	$	53,123	$	42,463

Notional Amounts Of Outstanding Forward Contracts

As of September 30, 2013 and 2012, we had outstanding forward contracts with notional amounts equivalent to the following:

	September 30,
Currency Hedged	2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Canadian/U.S. Dollar	$	41,852	$	54,133
Euro/U.S. Dollar	50,902		53,716
Chinese Renminbi/U.S. Dollar	—		3,666
Japanese Yen/U.S. Dollar	6,496		13,415
Swiss Franc/U.S. Dollar	9,678		—
All other	15,506		8,973
Total	$	124,434	$	133,903

Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted

The following table presents the calculation for both basic and diluted EPS:

	Year ended September 30,
	2013		2012			2011
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Net income (loss)	$	143,769	$	(35,398	)	$	85,424
Weighted average shares outstanding	119,473		118,705			117,579
Dilutive effect of employee stock options, restricted shares and restricted stock units	1,767		—			3,395
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	121,240		118,705			120,974
Basic earnings (loss) per share	$	1.20	$	(0.30	)	$	0.73
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	1.19	$	(0.30	)	$	0.71