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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 01, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets | Goodwill and acquired intangible assets consisted of the following:
| April 1, 2017 |  | September 30, 2016
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value
| (in thousands)
Goodwill (not amortized) |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,161,731 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,169,813 |
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized) (1): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased software | $ | 351,671 |  |  | $ | 209,295 |  |  | $ | 142,376 |  |  | $ | 354,595 |  |  | $ | 199,192 |  |  | $ | 155,403 |
Capitalized software | 22,877 |  |  | 22,877 |  |  | — |  |  | 22,877 |  |  | 22,877 |  |  | — |
Customer lists and relationships | 350,994 |  |  | 218,841 |  |  | 132,153 |  |  | 355,698 |  |  | 206,515 |  |  | 149,183 |
Trademarks and trade names | 18,843 |  |  | 13,526 |  |  | 5,317 |  |  | 19,007 |  |  | 13,323 |  |  | 5,684 |
Other | 3,878 |  |  | 3,878 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,955 |  |  | 3,920 |  |  | 35 |
| $ | 748,263 |  |  | $ | 468,417 |  |  | $ | 279,846 |  |  | $ | 756,132 |  |  | $ | 445,827 |  |  | $ | 310,305 |
Total goodwill and acquired intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,441,577 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,480,118 |
(1) The weighted average useful lives of purchased software, customer lists and relationships, and trademarks and trade names with a remaining net book value are 9 years, 10 years, and 10 years, respectively.
Schedule of Goodwill | Changes in goodwill presented by reportable segments were as follows:
| Solutions Group |  | IoT Group |  | Professional Services |  | Total
| (in thousands)
Balance, October 1, 2016 | $ | 1,050,150 |  |  | $ | 90,065 |  |  | $ | 29,598 |  |  | $ | 1,169,813 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (7,255 | ) |  | (623 | ) |  | (204 | ) |  | (8,082 | )
Balance, April 1, 2017 | $ | 1,042,895 |  |  | $ | 89,442 |  |  | $ | 29,394 |  |  | $ | 1,161,731 |
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 |  | Six months ended
| April 1, 2017 |  | April 2, 2016 |  | April 1, 2017 |  | April 2, 2016
| (in thousands)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | $ | 7,946 |  |  | $ | 8,396 |  |  | $ | 16,013 |  |  | $ | 16,746 |
Cost of software revenue | 6,389 |  |  | 6,725 |  |  | 12,777 |  |  | 11,852 |
Total amortization expense | $ | 14,335 |  |  | $ | 15,121 |  |  | $ | 28,790 |  |  | $ | 28,598 |

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