Goodwill and Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

In 2017, we had three operating and reportable segments: (1) Solutions Group, (2) IoT Group and (3) Professional Services. Effective with the beginning of the first quarter of 2018, we changed our operating and reportable segments from three to two: (1) Software Products and (2) Professional Services. We assess goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level. Our reporting units are determined based on the components of our operating segments that constitute a business for which discrete financial information is available and for which operating results are regularly reviewed by segment management. Our reporting units are the same as our operating segments.

As of June 30, 2018, goodwill and acquired intangible assets in the aggregate attributable to our Software Products segment was $1,366.8 million and our Professional Services segment was $30.3 million. As of September 30, 2017, goodwill and acquired intangible assets in the aggregate attributable to our Software Products segment was $1,410.0 million and our Professional Services segment was $30.6 million. Acquired intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable.

We completed our annual goodwill impairment review as of June 30, 2018 based on a qualitative assessment. Our qualitative assessment included company specific (financial performance and long-range plans), industry, and macroeconomic factors, and consideration of the fair value of each reporting unit relative to its carrying value at the last valuation date. Based on our qualitative assessment, we believe it is more likely than not that the fair values of our reporting units exceed their carrying values and no further impairment testing is required.

Goodwill and acquired intangible assets consisted of the following:



	June 30, 2018						September 30, 2017
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value
	(in thousands)
Goodwill (not amortized)					$	1,182,462					$	1,182,772
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized) (1):
Purchased software	$	362,992	$	247,694	$	115,298	$	362,955	$	228,377	$	134,578
Capitalized software	22,877		22,877		—		22,877		22,877		—
Customer lists and relationships	357,904		262,982		94,922		359,932		241,554		118,378
Trademarks and trade names	19,080		14,643		4,437		19,138		14,186		4,952
Other	4,013		4,013		—		4,030		4,030		—
	$	766,866	$	552,209	$	214,657	$	768,932	$	511,024	$	257,908
Total goodwill and acquired intangible assets					$	1,397,119					$	1,440,680

(1) The weighted-average useful lives of purchased software, customer lists and relationships, and trademarks and trade names with a remaining net book value are 9 years, 10 years, and 10 years, respectively.

Goodwill

Changes in goodwill presented by reportable segments were as follows:



	Software Products			Professional Services			Total
	(in thousands)
Balance, October 1, 2017	$	1,152,917		$	29,855		$	1,182,772
Acquisition	4,350			—			4,350
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(4,542		)	(118		)	(4,660		)
Balance, June 30, 2018	$	1,152,725		$	29,737		$	1,182,462

Amortization of Intangible Assets

The aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets with finite lives was classified in our Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows:



	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	June 30, 2018		July 1, 2017		June 30, 2018		July 1, 2017
	(in thousands)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	$	7,850	$	7,973	$	23,566	$	23,986
Cost of license and subscription revenue	6,798		6,517		20,029		19,294
Total amortization expense	$	14,648	$	14,490	$	43,595	$	43,280

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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