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Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis | Our significant financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
(in thousands) | September 30, 2019
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
Financial assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents (1) | $ | 108,020 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 108,020 |
Marketable securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial paper | — |  |  | 999 |  |  | — |  |  | 999 |
Corporate notes/bonds | 56,436 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 56,436 |
Forward contracts | — |  |  | 3,064 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,064 |
| $ | 164,456 |  |  | $ | 4,063 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 168,519 |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forward contracts | — |  |  | 2,771 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,771 |
| $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,771 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,771 |
(in thousands) | September 30, 2018
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
Financial assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents (1) | $ | 93,058 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 93,058 |
Marketable securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Certificates of deposit | — |  |  | 219 |  |  | — |  |  | 219 |
Corporate notes/bonds | 54,737 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 54,737 |
U.S. government agency securities | — |  |  | 995 |  |  | — |  |  | 995 |
Forward contracts | — |  |  | 2,889 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,889 |
| $ | 147,795 |  |  | $ | 4,103 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 151,898 |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration related acquisitions | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,575 |  |  | $ | 1,575 |
Forward contracts | — |  |  | 3,419 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,419 |
| $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,419 |  |  | $ | 1,575 |  |  | $ | 4,994 |
(1) Money market funds and time deposits.
Changes in fair value of contingent consideration | Changes in the fair value of Level 3 contingent consideration liability associated with our acquisitions was as follows:
(in thousands) |  | Contingent Consideration
|  | Kepware |  | Other |  | Total
Balance at September 30, 2017 |  | $ | 8,400 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8,400 |
Contingent consideration at acquisition |  | — |  |  | 2,100 |  |  | 2,100 |
Payment of contingent consideration |  | (8,400 | ) |  | (525 | ) |  | (8,925 | )
Balance at September 30, 2018 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,575 |  |  | $ | 1,575 |
Payment of contingent consideration |  | — |  |  | (1,575 | ) |  | (1,575 | )
Balance at September 30, 2019 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |

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