Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Components of Cash and Cash Equivalents

Our investment portfolio includes the following components:

	September 30, 2013				September 30, 2012
	Cash and Equivalents		Other		Cash and Equivalents		Other
Overnight repurchase agreements	$	32,103	$	—	$	13,492	$	—
Cash on hand –
Restricted		—		1,000		—		1,000
Unrestricted		12,179		—		18,101		—
Total	$	44,282	$	1,000	$	31,593	$	1,000

Summary of Acquired Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

A summary of Meridian’s acquired intangible assets subject to amortization, as of September 30, 2013 and 2012 is as follows.

	2013				2012
As of September 30,	Gross Carrying Value		Accum. Amort.		Gross Carrying Value		Accum. Amort.
Manufacturing technologies, core products and cell lines	$	11,676	$	10,097	$	11,678	$	9,327
Trademarks, licenses and patents		4,748		2,130		4,704		1,616
Customer lists and supply agreements		12,353		8,493		12,360		7,535
	$	28,777	$	20,720	$	28,742	$	18,478