Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Goodwill by Business Segment

The components of the Company’s goodwill, excluding amounts related to the discontinued operations, by business segment at March 31, 2015 are as follows (in thousands):

	Brooks Product Solutions			Brooks Global Services			Brooks Life Science Systems		Other			Total
Gross goodwill at September 30, 2014	$	494,275		$	156,792		$	47,378	$	26,014		$	724,459
Less: aggregate impairment charges recorded	(437,706		)	(151,238		)	—		(26,014		)	(614,958		)
Goodwill, less accumulated impairments at September 30, 2014	56,569			5,554			47,378		—			109,501
Acquisitions and adjustments during the six months ended March 31, 2015	516			—			8,247		—			8,763
Goodwill, less accumulated impairments at March 31, 2015	$	57,085		$	5,554		$	55,625	$	—		$	118,264

Components of Identifiable Intangible Assets

Components of the Company’s identifiable intangible assets, excluding amounts related to the discontinued operations, are as follows (in thousands):

	March 31, 2015						September 30, 2014
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value		Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value
Patents	$	7,808	$	7,347	$	461	$	7,808	$	7,300	$	508
Completed technology	58,409		44,141		14,268		57,155		41,539		15,616
Trademarks and trade names	4,240		3,546		694		3,496		3,496		—
Customer relationships	77,916		33,646		44,270		73,389		29,963		43,426
	$	148,373	$	88,680	$	59,693	$	141,848	$	82,298	$	59,550