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Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill And Acquired Intangible Assets | Goodwill and acquired intangible assets consisted of the following:
| September 30, 2014 |  | September 30, 2013
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value
| (in thousands)
Goodwill (not amortized) |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,012,527 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 769,095 |
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized) (1): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased software | $ | 278,012 |  |  | $ | 162,259 |  |  | $ | 115,753 |  |  | $ | 233,566 |  |  | $ | 148,127 |  |  | $ | 85,439 |
Capitalized software | 22,877 |  |  | 22,877 |  |  | — |  |  | 22,877 |  |  | 22,877 |  |  | — |
Customer lists and relationships | 360,530 |  |  | 147,469 |  |  | 213,061 |  |  | 304,434 |  |  | 120,338 |  |  | 184,096 |
Trademarks and trade names | 18,479 |  |  | 10,964 |  |  | 7,515 |  |  | 13,427 |  |  | 10,097 |  |  | 3,330 |
Other | 4,117 |  |  | 3,573 |  |  | 544 |  |  | 3,784 |  |  | 3,528 |  |  | 256 |
| $ | 684,015 |  |  | $ | 347,142 |  |  | $ | 336,873 |  |  | $ | 578,088 |  |  | $ | 304,967 |  |  | $ | 273,121 |
Total goodwill and acquired intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,349,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,042,216 |
(1) The weighted average useful lives of purchased software, customer lists and relationships, trademarks and trade names and other intangible assets with a remaining net book value are 9 years, 10 years, 9 years and 3 years, respectively.
Schedule Of Movements in Goodwill by Reportable Segment | Changes in goodwill presented by reportable segment were as follows:
| Software Products Segment |  | Services Segment |  | Total
| (in thousands)
Balance, October 1, 2012 | $ | 585,469 |  |  | $ | 24,878 |  |  | $ | 610,347 |
Acquisition of Servigistics | 127,033 |  |  | 12,800 |  |  | 139,833 |
Acquisition of NetIDEAS | — |  |  | 10,196 |  |  | 10,196 |
Acquisition of Enigma | 3,570 |  |  | 581 |  |  | 4,151 |
Foreign currency translation | 4,476 |  |  | 92 |  |  | 4,568 |
Balance, September 30, 2013 | 720,548 |  |  | 48,547 |  |  | 769,095 |
Acquisition of ThingWorx | 102,190 |  |  | — |  |  | 102,190 |
Acquisition of Atego | 27,256 |  |  | — |  |  | 27,256 |
Acquisition of Axeda | 126,034 |  |  | 4,409 |  |  | 130,443 |
Foreign currency translation | (16,260 | ) |  | (197 | ) |  | (16,457 | )
Balance, September 30, 2014 | $ | 959,768 |  |  | $ | 52,759 |  |  | $ | 1,012,527 |
Amortization Of Intangible Assets | The aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets with finite lives recorded for the years ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was reflected in our consolidated statements of operations as follows:
| Year ended September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| (in thousands)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | $ | 32,127 |  |  | $ | 26,486 |  |  | $ | 20,303 |
Cost of license revenue | 17,746 |  |  | 18,586 |  |  | 15,819 |
Cost of service revenue | 366 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total amortization expense | $ | 50,239 |  |  | $ | 45,072 |  |  | $ | 36,122 |

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