Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill And Acquired Intangible Assets

Goodwill and acquired intangible assets consisted of the following:

	December 31, 2011						September 30, 2011
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value
	(in thousands)
Goodwill (not amortized)					$	610,139					$	613,394
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized) (1):
Purchased software	$	176,769	$	115,247	61,522		$	178,388	$	112,555	65,833
Capitalized software	22,877		22,877		—		22,877		22,877		—
Customer lists and relationships	226,461		78,997		147,464		227,961		75,050		152,911
Trademarks and trade names	10,973		8,192		2,781		11,035		7,967		3,068
Other	3,450		3,286		164		3,506		3,301		205
	$	440,530	$	228,599	211,931		$	443,767	$	221,750	222,017
Total goodwill and acquired intangible assets					$	822,070					$	835,411

(1) The weighted average useful lives of purchased software, customer lists and relationships, trademarks and trade names and other intangible assets with a remaining net book value are 8years, 10years, 6 years, and 4 years, respectively.

Schedule Of Goodwill

Changes in goodwill for the three months ended December 31, 2011, presented by reportable segment, are as follows:

	Software Products Segment			Services Segment			Total
	(in thousands)
Balance, September 30, 2011	$	588,443		$	24,951		$	613,394
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(3,195		)	(60		)	(3,255		)
Balance, December 31, 2011	$	585,248		$	24,891		$	610,139

Amortization Of Intangible Assets

The aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets with finite lives recorded for the first three months of 2012 and 2011 was classified in our consolidated statements of operations as follows:

	December 31, 2011		January 1, 2011
	(in thousands)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	$	5,209	$	3,854
Cost of license revenue	4,103		3,363
Total amortization expense	$	9,312	$	7,217