Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill and intangible assets (Tables)

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Goodwill and intangible assets (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill
Changes in goodwill for the years ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 are as follows (in thousands):
 
Health
Services
 
U.S. Federal
Services
 
Human
Services
 
Total
Balance as of September 30, 2015
$
113,427

 
$
220,524

 
$
42,351

 
$
376,302

Acquisitions of Ascend and Assessments Australia, respectively
18,554

 
—

 
2,899

 
21,453

Adjustment to goodwill acquired with Acentia
—

 
7,624

 
—

 
7,624

Disposal of K-12 Education business
—

 
—

 
(224
)
 
(224
)
Foreign currency translation
(8,302
)
 
—

 
705

 
(7,597
)
Balance as of September 30, 2016
123,679

 
228,148

 
45,731

 
397,558

Adjustment to goodwill acquired with Ascend
(557
)
 
—

 
—

 
(557
)
Adjustment to goodwill acquired with Assessments Australia
—

 
—

 
71

 
71

Acquisition of Revitalised
2,830

 
—

 
—

 
2,830

Foreign currency translation
2,508

 
—

 
566

 
3,074

Balance as of September 30, 2017
$
128,460

 
$
228,148

 
$
46,368

 
$
402,976

Schedule of components of intangible assets
The following table sets forth the components of intangible assets (in thousands):
 
As of September 30, 2017
 
As of September 30, 2016
 
Cost
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Intangible
Assets, net
 
Cost
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Intangible
Assets, net
Customer contracts and relationships
$
129,916

 
$
33,457

 
$
96,459

 
$
132,221

 
$
26,238

 
$
105,983

Technology-based intangible assets
7,664

 
5,475

 
2,189

 
6,967

 
4,613

 
2,354

Trademarks and trade names
4,513

 
4,392

 
121

 
4,487

 
3,797

 
690

Total
$
142,093

 
$
43,324

 
$
98,769

 
$
143,675

 
$
34,648

 
$
109,027

Schedule of estimated future amortization expense
Estimated future amortization expense is estimated for the following five fiscal years ending September 30th as follows (in thousands):
2018
$
10,320

2019
9,416

2020
8,316

2021
7,452

2022
7,385