GOODWILL AND PURCHASED INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

GOODWILL AND PURCHASED INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Schedule of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the two years ended September 30, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):

			Cubic Global		Cubic Global
	Transportation		Defense		Defense
	Systems		Systems		Services		Total
Balances at October 1, 2014	$	59,167	$	30,624	$	94,350	$	184,141
Acquisitions (see Note 2)		—		57,875		—		57,875
Foreign currency exchange rate changes		(3,193)		(924)		—		(4,117)
Balances at September 30, 2015	$	55,974	$	87,575	$	94,350	$	237,899
Acquisitions (see Note 2)		—		175,150		—		175,150
Foreign currency exchange rate changes		(6,344)		241		—		(6,103)
Balances at September 30, 2016	$	49,630	$	262,966	$	94,350	$	406,946

Schedule of components of net goodwill

The components of the net goodwill balances at September 30, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):

			Cubic Global		Cubic Global
	Transportation		Defense		Defense
	Systems		Systems		Services		Total
Goodwill	$	49,630	$	262,966	$	145,215	$	457,811
Accumulated impairment charges		—		—		(50,865)		(50,865)
Net balances	$	49,630	$	262,966	$	94,350	$	406,946

Schedule of entity's purchased intangible assets

The table below summarizes our purchased intangible assets (in thousands):

	September 30, 2016						September 30, 2015
							Gross
	Gross Carrying		Accumulated		Net Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated		Net Carrying
	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amount		Amortization		Amount
Contract and program intangibles	$	209,511	$	(123,645)		85,866	$	156,847	$	(96,916)		59,931
Other purchased intangibles		57,463		(19,926)		37,537		28,169		(15,164)		13,005
Total	$	266,974	$	(143,571)	$	123,403	$	185,016	$	(112,080)	$	72,936

Schedule of expected amortization of purchased intangibles for each of the next five years

The table below shows our expected amortization of purchased intangibles as of September 30, 2016, for each of the next five years and thereafter (in thousands):

			Cubic Global		Cubic Global
	Transportation		Defense		Defense
	Systems		Systems		Services		Total
2017	$	5,790	$	23,842	$	2,752	$	32,384
2018		4,869		19,875		2,075		26,819
2019		2,862		16,240		1,434		20,536
2020		944		12,559		790		14,293
2021		698		9,186		707		10,591
Thereafter		543		14,606		3,631		18,780
	$	15,706	$	96,308	$	11,389	$	123,403