Business Acquisition, Number of Employees of Acquiree

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Number Of Employees Added by Acquisition

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of a contingent consideration liability, including, but not limited to, differences arising upon settlement.

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For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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For contingent consideration arrangements and indemnification assets recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the low-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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This element represents the amount of earnings or loss of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated income statement for the reporting period.

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This element represents the amount of revenue of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated income statement for the reporting period.

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The cash inflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period (for example, cash that was held by the acquired business).

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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences net of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards after valuation allowances.

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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from intangible assets other than goodwill.

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Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets, lacking physical substance with a definite life, resulting from a business combination.

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Amount of increase in asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized resulting from a business combination.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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The amount of purchased research and development assets that are acquired in a business combination have no alternative future use and are therefore written off in the period of acquisition.

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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended																								0 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Atego [Member] employees	Sep. 30, 2014 Atego [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 ThingWorx, Inc. [Member] employees	Sep. 30, 2014 ThingWorx, Inc. [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 ThingWorx, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 ThingWorx [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Servigistics, Enigma and NetIDEAS [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 NetIDEAS and Enigma [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Servigistics [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Servigistics [Member] employees	Sep. 30, 2013 Servigistics [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 2014 Acquisitions [Member]	Jul. 23, 2014 Axeda [Member] employees	Sep. 30, 2014 Axeda [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Purchased Software [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Purchased Software [Member] Atego [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Purchased Software [Member] ThingWorx, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Purchased Software [Member] Axeda [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Customer Lists and Relationships [Member] Atego [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Customer Lists and Relationships [Member] ThingWorx, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Customer Lists and Relationships [Member] Axeda [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Trademarks And Trade Names [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Trademarks And Trade Names [Member] Atego [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Trademarks And Trade Names [Member] ThingWorx, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Trademarks And Trade Names [Member] Axeda [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Other Intangible Assets [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Other Intangible Assets [Member] Atego [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Other Intangible Assets [Member] ThingWorx [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Other Intangible Assets [Member] Axeda [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Segment, Software Products [Member] Atego [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Segment, Software Products [Member] ThingWorx [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Segment, Software Products [Member] Servigistics [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Segment, Software Products [Member] Axeda [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Services [Member] Atego [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Services [Member] ThingWorx [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Services [Member] Servigistics [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Services [Member] Axeda [Member]	Nov. 17, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member]	Dec. 27, 2013 Line of Credit [Member] ThingWorx [Member]
Revenue from acquisition		$ 9,800,000										$ 94,900,000			$ 80,000,000
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual		12,000,000
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net		136,196,000	120,796,000				3,476,000		8,934,000			38,672,000					21,600,000		9,145,000
Acquisition-related cost		12,700,000	9,900,000	3,800,000
Number of employees added by acquisition															400
Business acquisition, cost of acquired entity, cash paid		323,525,000	245,843,000	220,000		46,015,000	46,106,000		111,519,000				25,000,000	220,818,000					165,900,000
Proceeds from Lines of Credit		1,386,250,000	0	230,000,000														170,000,000																									35,000,000	110,000,000
Acquisition of businesses, net cash acquired		9,575,000					3,550,000		133,000				1,000,000	1,400,000					9,575,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability		13,048,000			13,048,000		0			13,048,000									0
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, Low		16,500,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability		2,143,000
Business Acquisition, Number of Employees of Acquiree						110		40										160
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High		18,000,000
Goodwill acquired							27,256,000		102,190,000		102,190,000		14,300,000			139,833,000			130,443,000																27,256,000	102,190,000	127,033,000	126,034,000	0	0	12,800,000	4,409,000
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired		59,170,000					27,750,000		32,520,000				15,200,000								8,200,000	21,000,000	19,700,000	19,400,000	8,800,000	36,600,000		150,000	2,300,000	2,800,000		0	420,000	70,000
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Intangible Assets													5,300,000
Deferred tax assets, change in valuation allowance	(124,500,000)														32,600,000
Weighted average useful lives of acquired intangible assets																				9 years	11 years	11 years	9 years	9 years	9 years	11 years	9 years	3 years	12 years	12 years	3 years		3 years	2 years
Research and Development in Process		$ 500,000