Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Financial Information for Business Segments

The following is the summary of the financial information for the Company’s operating and reportable segments for the three and six months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):

	Brooks Product Solutions		Brooks Global Services		Brooks Life Science Systems			Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016:
Revenue
Product	$	86,790	$	3,448	$	11,224		$	101,462
Services	—		18,581		15,238			33,819
Total revenue	$	86,790	$	22,029	$	26,462		$	135,281
Gross profit	$	30,570	$	6,373	$	9,857		$	46,800
Segment operating income (loss)	$	4,791	$	1,867	$	(2,217	)	$	4,441
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015:
Revenue
Product	$	98,958	$	4,128	$	13,309		$	116,395
Services	—		18,709		4,209			22,918
Total revenue	$	98,958	$	22,837	$	17,518		$	139,313
Gross profit	$	33,995	$	7,043	$	4,987		$	46,025
Segment operating income (loss)	$	7,995	$	2,108	$	(4,391	)	$	5,712
Six Months Ended March 31, 2016:
Revenue
Product	$	163,351	$	6,066	$	21,225		$	190,642
Services	—		38,478		26,116			64,594
Total revenue	$	163,351	$	44,544	$	47,341		$	255,236
Gross profit	$	57,671	$	13,931	$	15,752		$	87,354
Segment operating income (loss)	$	5,128	$	4,470	$	(6,819	)	$	2,779
Six Months Ended March 31, 2015:
Revenue
Product	$	181,814	$	8,236	$	26,075		$	216,125
Services	—		37,798		8,126			45,924
Total revenue	$	181,814	$	46,034	$	34,201		$	262,049
Gross profit	$	60,917	$	15,506	$	8,690		$	85,113
Segment operating income (loss)	$	8,457	$	5,661	$	(9,907	)	$	4,211
Assets:
March 31, 2016	$	277,897	$	51,545	$	254,125		$	583,567
September 30, 2015	$	260,011	$	57,058	$	110,910		$	427,979

Reconciliation of Reportable Segment Operating Income (Loss) to Corresponding Consolidated Amounts

reconciliation of the Company’s operating and reportable segments' operating income (loss) and segment assets to the corresponding amounts presented in the accompanying unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,					Six Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015		2016			2015
Segment operating income (loss)	$	4,441		$	5,712	$	2,779		$	4,211
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	3,091			1,914		5,302			3,826
Restructuring and other charges	7,336			685		8,811			3,353
Other unallocated corporate expenses	353			60		3,325			459
Total operating (loss) income	$	(6,339	)	$	3,053	$	(14,659	)	$	(3,427	)

Reconciliation of Reportable Segment Assets to Corresponding Consolidated Amounts

	March 31, 2016		September 30, 2015
Segment assets	$	583,567	$	427,979
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities	68,287		214,030
Deferred tax assets	4,575		89,959
Assets held for sale	2,895		2,900
Equity method investments	25,071		24,286
Other unallocated corporate net assets	—		500
Total assets	$	684,395	$	759,654