Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Components of Goodwill by Business Segment

The components of the Company’s goodwill by business segment at March 31, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):

	Brooks Product Solutions			Brooks Global Services			Brooks Life Science Systems		Other			Total
Gross goodwill at September 30, 2012	$	485,844		$	151,238		$	40,302	$	26,014		$	703,398
Less: aggregate impairment charges recorded	(437,706		)	(151,238		)	—		(26,014		)	(614,958		)
Goodwill, less accumulated impairments at September 30, 2012	$	48,138		$	—		$	40,302	$	—		$	88,440
Acquisitions and adjustments during the six months ended March 31, 2013	20,899			5,554			—		—			26,453
Goodwill, less accumulated impairments at March 31, 2013	$	69,037		$	5,554		$	40,302	$	—		$	114,893

Components of Identifiable Intangible Assets

Components of the Company’s identifiable intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):

	March 31, 2013						September 30, 2012
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value		Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value
Patents	$	7,808	$	7,145	$	663	$	7,808	$	7,093	$	715
Completed technology	65,018		44,905		20,113		54,583		42,751		11,832
Trademarks and trade names	4,010		3,918		92		4,014		3,880		134
Customer relationships	68,536		24,828		43,708		48,654		21,935		26,719
	$	145,372	$	80,796	$	64,576	$	115,059	$	75,659	$	39,400