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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2012
Summary of Goodwill | Goodwill consists of the following:
|  | (in thousands) |
Balance at October 31, 2010 |  | $ | 1,265,843 |
Additions |  |  | 30,717 |
Other adjustments(1) |  |  | (7,274 | )
Balance at October 31, 2011 |  | $ | 1,289,286 |
Additions |  |  | 687,195 |
Other adjustments(1) |  |  | 506 |
Balance at October 31, 2012 |  | $ | 1,976,987 |
(1) | Adjustments primarily relate to changes in estimates for acquisitions that closed in the prior fiscal year for which the purchase price allocation was still preliminary, and achievement of certain milestones for an acquisition that closed prior to fiscal 2010.
Summary of Intangible Assets | Intangible assets as of October 31, 2012 consisted of the following:
|  | Gross Assets(1) |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Assets |
|  | (in thousands) |
Core/developed technology |  | $ | 367,321 |  |  | $ | 159,691 |  |  | $ | 207,630 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 179,657 |  |  |  | 48,368 |  |  |  | 131,289 |
Contract rights intangible |  |  | 142,641 |  |  |  | 43,843 |  |  |  | 98,798 |
Covenants not to compete |  |  | 2,530 |  |  |  | 2,354 |  |  |  | 176 |
Trademarks and trade names |  |  | 10,900 |  |  |  | 3,793 |  |  |  | 7,107 |
In-process research and development (IPR&D)(2) |  |  | 17,696 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 17,696 |
Capitalized software development costs |  |  | 14,581 |  |  |  | 10,955 |  |  |  | 3,626 |
Total |  | $ | 735,326 |  |  | $ | 269,004 |  |  | $ | 466,322 |
(1) | Included $370.7 million of intangible assets acquired during fiscal 2012.
(2) | IPR&D is reclassified to core/developed technology upon completion or is written off upon abandonment.
Intangible assets as of October 31, 2011 consisted of the following:
|  | Gross Assets |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Assets |
|  | (in thousands) |
Core/developed technology |  | $ | 226,928 |  |  | $ | 104,391 |  |  | $ | 122,537 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 80,238 |  |  |  | 31,250 |  |  |  | 48,988 |
Contract rights intangible |  |  | 33,300 |  |  |  | 19,801 |  |  |  | 13,499 |
Covenants not to compete |  |  | 2,530 |  |  |  | 2,105 |  |  |  | 425 |
Trademarks and trade names |  |  | 6,400 |  |  |  | 2,561 |  |  |  | 3,839 |
In-process research and development (IPR&D)(1) |  |  | 3,425 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,425 |
Capitalized software development costs |  |  | 11,245 |  |  |  | 7,927 |  |  |  | 3,318 |
Total |  | $ | 364,066 |  |  | $ | 168,035 |  |  | $ | 196,031 |
(1) | IPR&D is reclassified to core/developed technology upon completion.
Amortization Expense Related to Intangible Assets | Total amortization expense related to intangible assets is set forth in the table below:
|  | Year Ended October 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Core/developed technology |  | $ | 57,124 |  |  | $ | 44,869 |  |  | $ | 33,232 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 17,141 |  |  |  | 13,030 |  |  |  | 9,325 |
Contract rights intangible |  |  | 24,113 |  |  |  | 10,279 |  |  |  | 3,861 |
Covenants not to compete |  |  | 248 |  |  |  | 222 |  |  |  | 637 |
Trademarks and trade names |  |  | 1,233 |  |  |  | 1,020 |  |  |  | 630 |
Capitalized software development costs(1) |  |  | 2,994 |  |  |  | 2,964 |  |  |  | 2,964 |
Total |  | $ | 102,853 |  |  | $ | 72,384 |  |  | $ | 50,649 |
(1) | Amortization of capitalized software development costs is included in cost of license revenue in the consolidated statements of operations.
Estimated Future Amortization of Intangible Assets | The following table presents the estimated future amortization of intangible assets:
Fiscal Year |  | (in thousands) |
2013 |  | $ | 128,596 |
2014 |  |  | 106,745 |
2015 |  |  | 89,863 |
2016 |  |  | 56,170 |
2017 |  |  | 24,489 |
2018 and thereafter |  |  | 42,763 |
IPR&D (to be amortized upon project completion or written off upon abandonment)(1) |  |  | 17,696 |
Total |  | $ | 466,322 |
(1) | IPR&D projects are estimated to be completed within two years as of October 31, 2012. Amortization begins upon project completion or the asset is written off upon abandonment.

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