Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Summary of Total Impairment Charges Related to Long-lived Assets

The total impairment charges related to long-lived assets for fiscal 2009 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended
	September 30,
	2009
Reported as cost of sales:
Completed technology intangible asset impairment	$	19,608
Property, plant and equipment impairment		1,316
Subtotal, reported as cost of sales		20,924
Reported as operating expense:
Trade name intangible asset impairment		1,145
Customer relationship intangible asset impairment		13,443
Subtotal, reported as operating expense		14,588
	$	35,512

Components of Goodwill By Business Segment

The components of the Company’s goodwill by business segment at September 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in thousands):

	Brooks			Brooks			Brooks
	Products			Global			Life Science		Contract
	Solutions			Services			Systems		Manufacturing			Other			Total
Gross goodwill at September 30, 2009	$	485,844		$	151,238		$	—	$	18,593		$	7,421		$	663,096
Acquisitions and adjustments during fiscal 2010		—			—			—		—			—			—
Gross goodwill at September 30, 2010		485,844			151,238			—		18,593			7,421			663,096
Acquisitions and adjustments during fiscal 2011		—			—			36,589		—			—			36,589
Gross goodwill at September 30, 2011	$	485,844		$	151,238		$	36,589	$	18,593		$	7,421		$	699,685
Accumulated goodwill impairments at September 30, 2009	$	(437,706	)	$	(151,238	)	$	—	$	(18,593	)	$	(7,421	)	$	(614,958	)
Impairments recorded during fiscal 2010		—			—			—		—			—			—
Accumulated goodwill impairments at September 30, 2010		(437,706	)		(151,238	)		—		(18,593	)		(7,421	)		(614,958	)
Impairments recorded during fiscal 2011		—			—			—		—			—			—
Accumulated goodwill impairments at September 30, 2011	$	(437,706	)	$	(151,238	)	$	—	$	(18,593	)	$	(7,421	)	$	(614,958	)
Goodwill, less accumulated impairments at September 30, 2010	$	48,138		$	—		$	—	$	—		$	—		$	48,138
Goodwill, less accumulated impairments at September 30, 2011	$	48,138		$	—		$	36,589	$	—		$	—		$	84,727

Components of Identifiable Intangible Assets

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

	September 30, 2011						September 30, 2010
			Accumulated		Net Book				Accumulated		Net Book
	Cost		Amortization		Value		Cost		Amortization		Value
Patents	$	7,808	$	6,989	$	819	$	7,808	$	6,886	$	922
Completed technology		50,975		39,235		11,740		43,502		37,108		6,394
Trademarks and trade names		3,941		3,719		222		3,779		3,379		400
Customer relationships		49,029		17,496		31,533		18,860		15,453		3,407
	$	111,753	$	67,439	$	44,314	$	73,949	$	62,826	$	11,123

Estimated Future Amortization Expense for Intangible Assets

Estimated future amortization expense for the intangible assets recorded by the Company as of September 30, 2011 is as follows (in millions):

Year ended September 30,
2012	$	7.8
2013		5.9
2014		5.2
2015		5.1
2016		4.5
Thereafter		15.8
	$	44.3