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Business Acquisitions, Goodwill and Intangible Assets | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Business Acquisitions, Goodwill and Intangible Assets |
Business Acquisitions, Goodwill and Intangible Assets | 4. Business Acquisitions, Goodwill and Intangible Assets The Company obtained control of an unconsolidated joint venture that resulted in its consolidation during the six months ended March 31, 2014, as further discussed in Note 6. No other business acquisitions occurred during the six months ended March 31, 2014. At the time of acquisition, the Company preliminarily estimates the amount of the identifiable intangible assets acquired based upon historical valuations of similar acquisitions and the facts and circumstances available at the time. The Company determines the final value of the identifiable intangible assets as soon as information is available, but not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition. Post-acquisition adjustments primarily relate to project related liabilities. The changes in the carrying value of goodwill by reportable segment for the six months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:
|  | September 30, 2013 |  | Post- Acquisition Adjustments |  | Foreign Exchange Impact |  | Acquired |  | March 31, 2014 |
|  | (in millions) |
Professional Technical Services |  | $ | 1,645.0 |  | $ | 5.0 |  | $ | (8.5 | ) | $ | 79.1 |  | $ | 1,720.6 |
Management Support Services |  | 166.8 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 166.8 |
Total |  | $ | 1,811.8 |  | $ | 5.0 |  | $ | (8.5 | ) | $ | 79.1 |  | $ | 1,887.4 |
|  | September 30, 2012 |  | Post- Acquisition Adjustments |  | Foreign Exchange Impact |  | Acquired |  | March 31, 2013 |
|  | (in millions) |
Professional Technical Services |  | $ | 1,608.6 |  | $ | — |  | $ | (15.7 | ) | $ | 48.2 |  | $ | 1,641.1 |
Management Support Services |  | 166.8 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 166.8 |
Total |  | $ | 1,775.4 |  | $ | — |  | $ | (15.7 | ) | $ | 48.2 |  | $ | 1,807.9 |
The gross amounts and accumulated amortization of the Company’s acquired identifiable intangible assets with finite useful lives as of March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2013, included in intangible assets—net, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, were as follows:
|  | March 31, 2014 |  | September 30, 2013 |  |  |
|  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Intangible Assets, Net |  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Intangible Assets, Net |  | Amortization Period |
|  | (in millions) |  | (years) |
Backlog |  | $ | 104.4 |  | $ | (93.1 | ) | $ | 11.3 |  | $ | 94.9 |  | $ | (89.4 | ) | $ | 5.5 |  | 1 — 5 |
Customer relationships |  | 158.0 |  | (77.2 | ) | 80.8 |  | 147.1 |  | (69.5 | ) | 77.6 |  | 10 |
Trademark / tradename |  | 7.8 |  | (7.8 | ) | — |  | 7.8 |  | (7.8 | ) | — |  | 2 |
Total |  | $ | 270.2 |  | $ | (178.1 | ) | $ | 92.1 |  | $ | 249.8 |  | $ | (166.7 | ) | $ | 83.1 |  |  |
Amortization expense of acquired intangible assets included within cost of revenue was $11.4 million and $10.8 million for the six months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The following table presents estimated amortization expense of intangible assets for the remainder of fiscal 2014 and for the succeeding years:
Fiscal Year |  | (in millions) |
2014 (six months remaining) |  | $ | 11.6 |
2015 |  | 21.7 |
2016 |  | 15.4 |
2017 |  | 12.9 |
2018 |  | 9.7 |
Thereafter |  | 20.8 |
Total |  | $ | 92.1 |

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