Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill and intangible assets

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Goodwill and intangible assets
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and intangible assets
Goodwill and intangible assets
Changes in goodwill for the years ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 are as follows (in thousands):
 
Health
Services
 
U.S. Federal
Services
 
Human
Services
 
Total
Balance as of September 30, 2016
$
123,679

 
$
228,148

 
$
45,731

 
$
397,558

Adjustment to goodwill acquired with Ascend and Assessments Australia, respectively
(557
)
 

 
71

 
(486
)
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

Foreign currency translation
(1,719
)
 

 
(1,375
)
 
(3,094
)
Balance as of September 30, 2018
$
126,741

 
$
228,148

 
$
44,993

 
$
399,882


There have been no impairment charges to our goodwill.
The following table sets forth the components of intangible assets (in thousands):
 
As of September 30, 2018
 
As of September 30, 2017
 
Cost
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Intangible
Assets, net
 
Cost
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Intangible
Assets, net
Customer contracts and relationships
$
129,113

 
$
42,683

 
$
86,430

 
$
129,916

 
$
33,457

 
$
96,459

Technology-based intangible assets
5,750

 
4,212

 
1,538

 
7,664

 
5,475

 
2,189

Trademarks and trade names
4,496

 
4,429

 
67

 
4,513

 
4,392

 
121

Total
$
139,359

 
$
51,324

 
$
88,035

 
$
142,093

 
$
43,324

 
$
98,769


As of September 30, 2018, our intangible assets have a weighted average remaining life of 11.9 years, comprising 12.0 years for customer contracts and relationships, 5.0 years for technology-based intangible assets and 1.3 years for trademarks and trade names. The estimated future amortization expense for the next five years for the intangible assets held by the Company as of September 30, 2018, is as follows (in thousands):
2019
$
9,377

2020
8,279

2021
7,416

2022
7,354

2023
7,339