Goodwill (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Components of Goodwill by Business Segment

The components of the Company’s goodwill by business segment at December 31, 2011 are as follows (in thousands):

	Brooks Products Solutions			Brooks Global Services			Brooks Life Science Systems		Contract Manufacturing			Other			Total
Gross goodwill at September 30, 2011	$	485,844		$	151,238		$	36,589	$	18,593		$	7,421		$	699,685
Less: aggregate impairment charges recorded		(437,706	)		(151,238	)		—		(18,593	)		(7,421	)		(614,958	)
Goodwill, less accumulated impairments at September 30, 2011	$	48,138		$	—		$	36,589	$	—		$	—		$	84,727
Acquisitions and adjustments during the three months ended December 31, 2011		—			—			3,713		—			—			3,713
Goodwill, less accumulated impairments at December 31, 2011	$	48,138		$	—		$	40,302	$	—		$	—		$	88,440

Components of Identifiable Intangible Assets

Components of the Company’s identifiable intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):

	December 31, 2011						September 30, 2011
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value		Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value
Patents	$	7,808	$	7,015	$	793	$	7,808	$	6,989	$	819
Completed technology		54,527		40,001		14,526		50,975		39,235		11,740
Trademarks and trade names		4,012		3,817		195		3,941		3,719		222
Customer relationships		48,634		18,601		30,033		49,029		17,496		31,533
	$	114,981	$	69,434	$	45,547	$	111,753	$	67,439	$	44,314