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Inventories

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

6. Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2015			September 30, 2014
Finished goods	$	49,203		$	42,473
Work-in-process		20,856			28,582
Raw materials		77,150			82,599
Obsolescence reserve		(8,844	)		(7,764	)
	$	138,365		$	145,890

During the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company made non-cash inventory transfers of $0.1 million and $6.9 million, respectively, to its rental equipment fleet. Raw materials include semi-finished goods and component parts totaling $41.9 million and $43.6 million at March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014, 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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