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Inventories

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

6. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

	AS OF SEPTEMBER 30,
	2014			2013
Finished goods and sub-assemblies	$	42,473		$	44,391
Work in progress		28,582			25,156
Raw materials		82,599			86,933
Obsolescence reserve		(7,764	)		(6,932	)
	$	145,890		$	149,548

Inventory obsolescence expense was approximately $2.6 million, $0.2 million and $1.8 million during fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

- 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.

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