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Goodwill and Intangibles, including DAC and VOBA (Tables) - Segment [Domain] - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2014
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] |  |  |
| Amortizable Life
| Minimum |  | Maximum
Customer relationships | 2 |  | 20
Trade names | 3 |  | 13
Technology Assets | 4 |  | 17
2015 | 90.0 |  |  |
2016 | 90.0 |  |  |
2017 | 90.0 |  |  |
2018 | 90.0 |  |  |
Amortization of intangibles | $ 99.6 | $ 40.7 | $ 149.6 | $ 121.5
Summary of Definite Lived Intangible Assets |  |  | A summary of the changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill and intangible assets, including DAC and VOBA balances, are as follows:
|  |  | Intangible Assets
| Goodwill |  | Indefinite Lived |  | Definite Lived |  | VOBA |  | DAC |  | Total
Balance at September 30, 2014 | $ | 1,524.8 |  |  | $ | 1,215.9 |  |  | $ | 917.2 |  |  | $ | 86.8 |  |  | $ | 463.8 |  |  | $ | 2,683.7 |
Acquisitions | 1,046.4 |  |  | 349.7 |  |  | 191.7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 541.4 |
Impairments | (28.3 | ) |  | (31.9 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (31.9 | )
Deconsolidation in connection to bankruptcy of a subsidiary | (16.2 | ) |  | (9.9 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (9.9 | )
Deferrals | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 251.4 |  |  | 251.4 |
Less: Components of amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Periodic amortization | — |  |  | — |  |  | (64.0 | ) |  | (49.2 | ) |  | (59.3 | ) |  | (172.5 | )
Interest | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9.2 |  |  | 16.2 |  |  | 25.4 |
Unlocking | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2.4 |  |  | (4.9 | ) |  | (2.5 | )
Adjustment for unrealized investment (gains), net | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 49.1 |  |  | 92.4 |  |  | 141.5 |
Effect of translation | (28.0 | ) |  | (22.0 | ) |  | (18.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (40.6 | )
Balance at June 30, 2015 | $ | 2,498.7 |  |  | $ | 1,501.8 |  |  | $ | 1,026.3 |  |  | $ | 98.3 |  |  | $ | 759.6 |  |  | $ | 3,386.0 |
Definite lived intangible assets are summarized as follows:
| June 30, 2015 |  | September 30, 2014 |  |
| Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Amortizable Life
Customer relationships | $ | 992.0 |  |  | $ | (234.4 | ) |  | $ | 757.6 |  |  | $ | 877.1 |  |  | $ | (204.6 | ) |  | $ | 672.5 |  |  | 2 to 20 years
Trade names | 171.6 |  |  | (73.2 | ) |  | 98.4 |  |  | 171.1 |  |  | (61.0 | ) |  | 110.1 |  |  | 3 to 13 years
Technology assets | 242.6 |  |  | (72.3 | ) |  | 170.3 |  |  | 192.2 |  |  | (57.6 | ) |  | 134.6 |  |  | 4 to 17 years
| $ | 1,406.2 |  |  | $ | (379.9 | ) |  | $ | 1,026.3 |  |  | $ | 1,240.4 |  |  | $ | (323.2 | ) |  | $ | 917.2 |  |  |
Summary of Amortization Expense of Definite Lived Intangible Assets |  |  | Amortization expense for definite lived intangible assets was as follows:
| Three months ended June 30, |  | Nine months ended June 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Customer relationships | $ | 12.9 |  |  | $ | 11.7 |  |  | $ | 37.0 |  |  | $ | 35.0 |
Trade names | 4.1 |  |  | 4.1 |  |  | 12.3 |  |  | 12.3 |
Technology assets | 5.3 |  |  | 4.7 |  |  | 14.7 |  |  | 13.9 |
| $ | 22.3 |  |  | $ | 20.5 |  |  | $ | 64.0 |  |  | $ | 61.2 |
Amortization expense for VOBA and DAC was as follows:
| Three months ended June 30, |  | Nine months ended June 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Amortization expense for VOBA | $ | 23.6 |  |  | $ | 10.8 |  |  | $ | 37.6 |  |  | $ | 34.9 |
Amortization expense for DAC | 53.7 |  |  | 9.4 |  |  | 48.0 |  |  | 25.4 |
Estimated Amortization Expense for VOBA and DAC in Future Fiscal Periods |  |  | stimated amortization expense for VOBA in future fiscal periods is as follows:
|  | Estimated Amortization Expense
Fiscal Year |  | VOBA
2015 |  | $ | 9.8 |
2016 |  | 37.1 |
2017 |  | 31.3 |
2018 |  | 25.2 |
2019 |  | 20.3 |
Thereafter |  | 89.5 |
VOBA [Member] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangibles | $ (23.6) | $ (10.8) | $ (37.6) | $ (34.9)

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