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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets | Goodwill and acquired intangible assets consisted of the following:
| June 30, 2018 |  | September 30, 2017
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Book Value
| (in thousands)
Goodwill (not amortized) |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,182,462 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,182,772 |
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized) (1): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased software | $ | 362,992 |  |  | $ | 247,694 |  |  | $ | 115,298 |  |  | $ | 362,955 |  |  | $ | 228,377 |  |  | $ | 134,578 |
Capitalized software | 22,877 |  |  | 22,877 |  |  | — |  |  | 22,877 |  |  | 22,877 |  |  | — |
Customer lists and relationships | 357,904 |  |  | 262,982 |  |  | 94,922 |  |  | 359,932 |  |  | 241,554 |  |  | 118,378 |
Trademarks and trade names | 19,080 |  |  | 14,643 |  |  | 4,437 |  |  | 19,138 |  |  | 14,186 |  |  | 4,952 |
Other | 4,013 |  |  | 4,013 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,030 |  |  | 4,030 |  |  | — |
| $ | 766,866 |  |  | $ | 552,209 |  |  | $ | 214,657 |  |  | $ | 768,932 |  |  | $ | 511,024 |  |  | $ | 257,908 |
Total goodwill and acquired intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,397,119 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,440,680 |
(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:
| Software Products |  | Professional Services |  | Total
| (in thousands)
Balance, October 1, 2017 | $ | 1,152,917 |  |  | $ | 29,855 |  |  | $ | 1,182,772 |
Acquisition | 4,350 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,350 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (4,542 | ) |  | (118 | ) |  | (4,660 | )
Balance, June 30, 2018 | $ | 1,152,725 |  |  | $ | 29,737 |  |  | $ | 1,182,462 |
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 |  | Nine months ended
| June 30, 2018 |  | July 1, 2017 |  | June 30, 2018 |  | July 1, 2017
| (in thousands)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | $ | 7,850 |  |  | $ | 7,973 |  |  | $ | 23,566 |  |  | $ | 23,986 |
Cost of license and subscription revenue | 6,798 |  |  | 6,517 |  |  | 20,029 |  |  | 19,294 |
Total amortization expense | $ | 14,648 |  |  | $ | 14,490 |  |  | $ | 43,595 |  |  | $ | 43,280 |

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