XML 49 R11.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT

Inventories

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

6. Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

	June 30, 2014			September 30, 2013
Finished goods	$	40,413		$	44,391
Work-in-process		29,006			25,156
Raw materials		85,847			86,933
Obsolescence reserve		(8,419	)		(6,932	)
	$	146,847		$	149,548

During the nine months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 the Company made non-cash inventory transfers of $7.0 million and $4.7 million, respectively, to its rental equipment fleet.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

+ References+ Details