Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Financial Information for Business Segments

Financial information for the Company’s business segments is as follows (in thousands):

	Brooks Product Solutions		Brooks Global Services		Brooks Life  Science Systems			Contract Manufacturing		Total
Three months ended December 31, 2011
Revenues
Product	$	85,294	$	2,377	$	9,427		$	—	$	97,098
Services		—		19,717		3,413			—		23,130
	$	85,294	$	22,094	$	12,840		$	—	$	120,228
Gross profit	$	28,401	$	7,136	$	4,820		$	—	$	40,357
Segment operating income (loss)	$	1,085	$	2,949	$	(633	)	$	—	$	3,401
Three months ended December 31, 2010
Revenues
Product	$	112,001	$	3,298	$	—		$	45,890	$	161,189
Services		—		17,178		—			—		17,178
	$	112,001	$	20,476	$	—		$	45,890	$	178,367
Gross profit	$	43,090	$	7,267	$	—		$	6,962	$	57,319
Segment operating income	$	17,471	$	2,510	$	—		$	4,643	$	24,624
Assets
December 31, 2011	$	217,841	$	55,987	$	111,523		$	—	$	385,351
September 30, 2011	$	235,322	$	52,354	$	101,331		$	—	$	389,007

Reconciliation of Reportable Segment Operating Income to Corresponding Consolidated Amounts

A reconciliation of the Company’s reportable segment operating income to the corresponding consolidated amounts for the three month periods ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended December 31,
	2011		2010
Segment operating income	$	3,401	$	24,624
Other unallocated corporate expenses		518		231
Amortization of acquired intangible assets		1,217		450
Restructuring charges		203		214
Total operating income	$	1,463	$	23,729

Reconciliation of Reportable Segment Assets to Corresponding Consolidated Amounts

A reconciliation of the Company’s reportable segment assets to the corresponding consolidated amounts as of December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011 is as follows (in thousands):

	December 31, 2011		September 30, 2011
Segment assets	$	385,351	$	389,007
Investments in cash equivalents, marketable securities, joint ventures, and other unallocated corporate net assets		236,453		247,613
Total assets	$	621,804	$	636,620