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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended |
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Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($) Segment | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Number of operating segments | Segment | 2 |
Intangible assets | $ 1,854,272 | $ 1,408,128
Software Products |  |
Intangible assets | 1,809,100 | 1,362,400
Professional Services |  |
Intangible assets | $ 45,200 | $ 45,700

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- Definition Carrying amount of finite-lived intangible assets, indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill. Goodwill is an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Intangible assets are assets, not including financial assets, lacking physical substance. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Number of operating segments. An operating segment is a component of an enterprise: (a) that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same enterprise), (b) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprise's chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and (c) for which discrete financial information is available. An operating segment may engage in business activities for which it has yet to earn revenues, for example, start-up operations may be operating segments before earning revenues. + References No definition available. + Details
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