Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Components of Goodwill By Business Segment

The components of the Company’s goodwill by business segment at September 30, 2012 and 2011 are as follows (in thousands):

	Brooks Product Solutions			Brooks Global Services			Brooks Life Science Systems		Contract Manufacturing			Other			Total
Gross goodwill at September 30, 2010	$	485,844		$	151,238		$	—	$	18,593		$	7,421		$	663,096
Acquisitions and adjustments during fiscal 2011		—			—			36,589		—			—			36,589
Gross goodwill at September 30, 2011		485,844			151,238			36,589		18,593			7,421			699,685
Acquisitions and adjustments during fiscal 2012		—			—			3,713		—			—			3,713
Gross goodwill at September 30, 2012	$	485,844		$	151,238		$	40,302	$	18,593		$	7,421		$	703,398
Accumulated goodwill impairments at September 30, 2010	$	(437,706	)	$	(151,238	)	$	—	$	(18,593	)	$	(7,421	)	$	(614,958	)
Impairments recorded during fiscal 2011		—			—			—		—			—			—
Accumulated goodwill impairments at September 30, 2011		(437,706	)		(151,238	)		—		(18,593	)		(7,421	)		(614,958	)
Impairments recorded during fiscal 2012		—			—			—		—			—			—
Accumulated goodwill impairments at September 30, 2012	$	(437,706	)	$	(151,238	)	$	—	$	(18,593	)	$	(7,421	)	$	(614,958	)
Goodwill, less accumulated impairments at September 30, 2011	$	48,138		$	—		$	36,589	$	—		$	—		$	84,727
Goodwill, less accumulated impairments at September 30, 2012	$	48,138		$	—		$	40,302	$	—		$	—		$	88,440

Components of Identifiable Intangible Assets

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

	September 30, 2012						September 30, 2011
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value		Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value
Patents	$	7,808	$	7,093	$	715	$	7,808	$	6,989	$	819
Completed technology		54,583		42,751		11,832		50,975		39,235		11,740
Trademarks and trade names		4,014		3,880		134		3,941		3,719		222
Customer relationships		48,654		21,935		26,719		49,029		17,496		31,533
	$	115,059	$	75,659	$	39,400	$	111,753	$	67,439	$	44,314

Estimated Future Amortization Expense for Intangible Assets

Estimated future amortization expense for the intangible assets recorded by the Company as of September 30, 2012 is as follows (in millions):

Year ended September 30,
2013	$	6.5
2014		5.8
2015		5.7
2016		5.1
2017		4.5
Thereafter		11.8
	$	39.4