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Amortizable Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details 2) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2011 year | Sep. 30, 2011 | Jun. 03, 2011
Identified intangible assets assumed in the acquisition of CRI |  |  |
Total |  |  | $ 159,200,000
Existing technology |  |  |
Identified intangible assets assumed in the acquisition of CRI |  |  |
Total |  |  | 129,400,000
Estimated Useful Life (in years) | 7 |  |
Customer relationships |  |  |
Identified intangible assets assumed in the acquisition of CRI |  |  |
Total |  |  | 17,300,000
Estimated Useful Life (in years) | 7 |  |
Favorable contracts. |  |  |
Identified intangible assets assumed in the acquisition of CRI |  |  |
Total |  |  | 12,200,000
Estimated Useful Life (in years) | 2 |  |
Cash received related to intangible assets |  | 1,100,000 |
Non-competition agreements |  |  |
Identified intangible assets assumed in the acquisition of CRI |  |  |
Total |  |  | $ 300,000
Estimated Useful Life (in years) | 3 |  |
All other purchased intangible assets. |  |  |
Identified intangible assets assumed in the acquisition of CRI |  |  |
Estimated Useful Life (in years) | 7 |  |

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- Definition The calculated weighted-average amortization period of a major class of finite-lived intangible assets acquired during the current period either individually or as part of a group of assets (in either an asset acquisition or business combination). A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 44 -Subparagraph a(3) -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6905858&loc=d3e16265-109275 + Details
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