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Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net - Details of Total Goodwill (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Goodwill resulting from immaterial acquisitions | $ 164,506 | $ 123,987
Value of intangible asset | 281,527 | 252,517
Core Technology [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Value of intangible asset | 153,504 | 132,771
Customer Relationships [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Value of intangible asset | 120,981 | 110,688
Comverse [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Goodwill resulting from immaterial acquisitions |  | 117,693
Comverse [Member] | Core Technology [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Value of intangible asset |  | $ 97,000
Useful life of intangible assets |  | 4 years
Comverse [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Value of intangible asset |  | $ 38,639
Useful life of intangible assets |  | 5 years
Vindicia [Member] | Core Technology [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Goodwill resulting from immaterial acquisitions | 64,004 |
Value of intangible asset | $ 20,091 |
Useful life of intangible assets | 3 years |
Vindicia [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Value of intangible asset | $ 11,623 |
Useful life of intangible assets | 5 years |
Vindicia [Member] | Other [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Value of intangible asset | $ 1,103 |
Useful life of intangible assets | 2 years |
Brite:Bill [Member] | Core Technology [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Goodwill resulting from immaterial acquisitions | $ 55,430 |
Value of intangible asset | $ 20,917 |
Useful life of intangible assets | 3 years |
Brite:Bill [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Value of intangible asset | $ 9,638 |
Useful life of intangible assets | 7 years |
Brite:Bill [Member] | Other [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Value of intangible asset | $ 773 |
Useful life of intangible assets | 2 years |
Pontis [Member] | Core Technology [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Goodwill resulting from immaterial acquisitions | $ 36,985 |
Value of intangible asset | $ 24,361 |
Useful life of intangible assets | 4 years |
Pontis [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Value of intangible asset | $ 20,993 |
Useful life of intangible assets | 6 years |

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