Equity Securities and Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Equity Securities and Stock-based Compensation

Summary Of Assumptions Used In Determining The Fair Value Awards

	2012	2013	2014
Expected stock volatility	65%	65%	60%
Risk-free interest rates	0.4% - 1.0%	0.8% - 1.2%	1.4% - 2.0%
Expected lives (beyond vest dates)	4 years	4 years	4 years
Dividend yield	0%	0%	0%

Schedule Of Stockholder Approval Of Equity Compensation Plans

The following table presents information related to stockholder approval of equity compensation plans as of September 30, 2014.

(in thousands of shares)
Plan Category	Maximum shares to be issued upon exercise of options and other awards		Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options and other awards		Shares remaining available for future issuance under existing equity compensation plans (excluding shares reflected in the first column)
Plans approved by stockholders		3,811	$	7.51		3,912
Plan not approved by stockholders		292		14.14		0
Total		4,103	$	7.98		3,912

Summary Of Activity For Nonvested Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock

(in thousands of shares)	Shares			Weighted- average grant date fair value
Outstanding at beginning of year		102		$	6.79
Granted		150			9.19
Vested		(101	)		7.98
Forfeited		0
Outstanding at end of year		151		$	8.38

Employee and Nonemployee Stock Option

Equity Securities and Stock-based Compensation

Summary Of Activity For Options

(in thousands, except per-share amounts)	Shares			Weighted- average exercise price		Weighted-average remaining contractual term in years		Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding at September 30, 2011		1,547		$	21.86
Granted		0			0.00
Exercised		0			0.00
Forfeited or expired		(285	)		17.02
Outstanding at September 30, 2012		1,262		$	22.95		1.5	$	0
Granted		0		$	0.00
Exercised		0			0.00
Forfeited or expired		(644	)		18.66
Outstanding at September 30, 2013		618		$	27.42		1.2	$	0
Granted		0		$	0.00
Exercised		0			0.00
Forfeited or expired		(437	)		26.28
Outstanding at September 30, 2014		181		$	30.17		1.0	$	0
Exercisable at September 30, 2012		1,262		$	22.95		1.5	$	0
Exercisable at September 30, 2013		618		$	27.42		1.2	$	0
Exercisable at September 30, 2014		181		$	30.17		1.0	$	0

Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs)

Equity Securities and Stock-based Compensation

Summary Of Activity For Options

(in thousands, except per-share amounts)	Shares			Weighted- average threshold price		Weighted-average remaining contractual term in years		Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding at September 30, 2011		2,892		$	10.08
Granted		1,241			1.85
Exercised		(8	)		4.28
Forfeited or expired		(231	)		11.12
Outstanding at September 30, 2012		3,894		$	7.41		6.7	$	8,147
Granted		307		$	6.79
Exercised		(322	)		4.51
Forfeited or expired		(240	)		12.93
Outstanding at September 30, 2013		3,639		$	7.25		6.4	$	13,157
Granted		314		$	9.19
Exercised		(146	)		5.18
Forfeited or expired		(77	)		16.15
Outstanding at September 30, 2014		3,730		$	7.31		5.7	$	22,893
Exercisable at September 30, 2012		2,909		$	9.18		6.0	$	3,920
Exercisable at September 30, 2013		3,027		$	8.01		6.0	$	9,801
Exercisable at September 30, 2014		3,418		$	7.21		5.5	$	21,604