Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill And Acquired Intangible Assets

Goodwill and acquired intangible assets consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2012						September 30, 2011
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value
	(in thousands)
Goodwill (not amortized)					$	616,599					$	613,394
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized) (1):
Purchased software	$	178,658	$	120,584	58,074		$	178,388	$	112,555	$	65,833
Capitalized software	22,877		22,877		—		22,877		22,877		—
Customer lists and relationships	229,175		84,735		144,440		227,961		75,050		152,911
Trademarks and trade names	11,079		8,587		2,492		11,035		7,967		3,068
Other	3,500		3,378		122		3,506		3,301		205
	$	445,289	$	240,161	$	205,128	$	443,767	$	221,750	$	222,017
Total goodwill and acquired intangible assets					$	821,727					$	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 8 years, 10 years, 6 years, and 4 years, respectively.

Schedule Of Goodwill

Changes in goodwill for the six months ended March 31, 2012, 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	3,211		(6		)	3,205
Balance, March 31, 2012	$	591,654	$	24,945		$	616,599

Amortization Of Intangible Assets

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

	Three months ended				Six months ended
	March 31, 2012		April 2, 2011		March 31, 2012		April 2, 2011
	(in thousands)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	$	5,132	$	4,266	$	10,341	$	8,120
Cost of license revenue	3,931		3,339		8,034		6,702
Total amortization expense	$	9,063	$	7,605	$	18,375	$	14,822