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Goodwill and Intangibles (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 01, 2012
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
A summary of the changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill and intangible assets of the Consumer Products Segment |
|  |  |  |  | Intangible Assets |
|  | Goodwill |  |  | Indefinite Lived |  |  | Amortizable |  |  | Total |
Balance at September 30, 2011 |  | $ | 610,338 |  |  | $ | 826,795 |  |  | $ | 857,114 |  |  | $ | 1,683,909 |
Business acquisitions (Note 14) |  |  | 85,875 |  |  |  | 22,000 |  |  |  | 82,118 |  |  |  | 104,118 |
Amortization during period |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (46,550 | ) |  |  | (46,550 | )
Effect of translation |  |  | (8,168 | ) |  |  | (13,341 | ) |  |  | (11,159 | ) |  |  | (24,500 | )
Balance at July 1, 2012 |  | $ | 688,045 |  |  | $ | 835,454 |  |  | $ | 881,523 |  |  | $ | 1,716,977 |
Amortization expense |
|  | Three Month Period Ended |  |  | Nine Month Period Ended |
|  | July 1, 2012 |  |  | July 3, 2011 |  |  | July 1, 2012 |  |  | July 3, 2011 |
Customer relationships |  | $ | 10,181 |  |  | $ | 9,650 |  |  | $ | 30,041 |  |  | $ | 28,708 |
Trade names |  |  | 3,509 |  |  |  | 3,140 |  |  |  | 9,788 |  |  |  | 9,419 |
Technology assets |  |  | 2,411 |  |  |  | 1,649 |  |  |  | 6,721 |  |  |  | 4,946 |
|  | $ | 16,101 |  |  | $ | 14,439 |  |  | $ | 46,550 |  |  | $ | 43,073 |
Estimated amortization expense for VOBA and DAC in future fiscal periods |
|  | Estimated Amortization Expense |
For the fiscal periods ending September 30, |  | VOBA |  |  | DAC |
2012 |  | $ | 14,705 |  |  | $ | 3,879 |
2013 |  |  | 69,708 |  |  |  | 16,651 |
2014 |  |  | 67,514 |  |  |  | 20,594 |
2015 |  |  | 58,789 |  |  |  | 20,555 |
2016 |  |  | 51,918 |  |  |  | 19,419 |
Thereafter |  |  | 225,275 |  |  |  | 106,064 |
Consumer Products and Other: |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Intangible assets |
|  | July 1, 2012 |  |  | September 30, 2011 |  |  |  |
|  | Cost |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net |  |  | Cost |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net |  |  | Amortizable Life |
Customer relationships |  | $ | 789,465 |  |  | $ | 102,102 |  |  | $ | 687,363 |  |  | $ | 738,937 |  |  | $ | 73,373 |  |  | $ | 665,564 |  |  |  | 15-20 years |
Trade names |  |  | 149,700 |  |  |  | 26,108 |  |  |  | 123,592 |  |  |  | 149,700 |  |  |  | 16,320 |  |  |  | 133,380 |  |  |  | 4-12 years |
Technology assets |  |  | 90,924 |  |  |  | 20,356 |  |  |  | 70,568 |  |  |  | 71,805 |  |  |  | 13,635 |  |  |  | 58,170 |  |  |  | 4-17 years |
|  | $ | 1,030,089 |  |  | $ | 148,566 |  |  | $ | 881,523 |  |  | $ | 960,442 |  |  | $ | 103,328 |  |  | $ | 857,114 |  |  |  |  |
Insurance and Financial Services: |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Intangible assets |
|  | VOBA |  |  | DAC |  |  | Total |
Balance at September 30, 2011 |  | $ | 419,060 |  |  | $ | 38,107 |  |  | $ | 457,167 |
Deferrals |  |  | — |  |  |  | 157,620 |  |  |  | 157,620 |
Less: Components of amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Periodic amortization |  |  | (121,696 | ) |  |  | (13,837 | ) |  |  | (135,533 | )
Interest |  |  | 21,534 |  |  |  | 1,448 |  |  |  | 22,982 |
Unlocking |  |  | (1,106 | ) |  |  | 1,678 |  |  |  | 572 |
Add: Adjustment for change in unrealized investment gains, net |  |  | (74,230 | ) |  |  | (17,699 | ) |  |  | (91,929 | )
Balance at July 1, 2012 |  | $ | 243,562 |  |  | $ | 167,317 |  |  | $ | 410,879 |

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