| Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] |
Changes in goodwill presented by reportable segment were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Software Products Segment | | Services Segment | | Total | | (in thousands) | Balance, October 1, 2014 | $ | 959,768 |
| | $ | 52,759 |
| | $ | 1,012,527 |
| Acquisition of Axeda | (180 | ) | | — |
| | (180 | ) | Foreign currency translation adjustments | (11,267 | ) | | (88 | ) | | (11,355 | ) | Balance, January 3, 2015 | $ | 948,321 |
| | $ | 52,671 |
| | $ | 1,000,992 |
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| Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets |
Goodwill and acquired intangible assets consisted of the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | January 3, 2015 | | September 30, 2014 | | Gross Carrying Amount | | Accumulated Amortization | | Net Book Value | | Gross Carrying Amount | | Accumulated Amortization | | Net Book Value | | (in thousands) | Goodwill (not amortized) | | | | | $ | 1,000,992 |
| | | | | | $ | 1,012,527 |
| Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized) (1): | | | | | | | | | | | | Purchased software | $ | 274,592 |
| | $ | 164,060 |
| | $ | 110,532 |
| | $ | 278,012 |
| | $ | 162,259 |
| | $ | 115,753 |
| Capitalized software | 22,877 |
| | 22,877 |
| | — |
| | 22,877 |
| | 22,877 |
| | — |
| Customer lists and relationships | 354,319 |
| | 153,248 |
| | 201,071 |
| | 360,530 |
| | 147,469 |
| | 213,061 |
| Trademarks and trade names | 18,229 |
| | 11,278 |
| | 6,951 |
| | 18,479 |
| | 10,964 |
| | 7,515 |
| Other | 4,034 |
| | 3,567 |
| | 467 |
| | 4,117 |
| | 3,573 |
| | 544 |
| | $ | 674,051 |
| | $ | 355,030 |
| | $ | 319,021 |
| | $ | 684,015 |
| | $ | 347,142 |
| | $ | 336,873 |
| Total goodwill and acquired intangible assets | | | | | $ | 1,320,013 |
| | | | | | $ | 1,349,400 |
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(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. |
| Amortization of Intangible Assets |
The aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets with finite lives was classified in our consolidated statements of operations as follows: | | | | | | | | | | Three months ended | | January 3,
2015 | | December 28,
2013 | | (in thousands) | Amortization of acquired intangible assets | $ | 9,413 |
| | $ | 7,789 |
| Cost of license and subscriptions solutions revenue | 4,767 |
| | 4,497 |
| Total amortization expense | $ | 14,180 |
| | $ | 12,286 |
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