Share-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

We recognized $9.2 million and $29.4 million of pre-tax share-based compensation expense during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2017, respectively. We recognized $9.8 million and $30.4 million of pre-tax share-based compensation expense during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016, respectively. Our annual grant of share-based compensation takes place during the first quarter of each fiscal year. The number of shares granted to employees and non-employee directors and the weighted average fair value per share during the periods presented were (in thousands, except per share amounts):



	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2017			2016
	Grants	Wtd. Avg. Share Fair Value		Grants	Wtd. Avg. Share Fair Value
Stock options	1,001	$	25.49	1,140	$	21.20
Performance shares	42	174.37		96	87.64
Restricted stock and restricted stock units	51	138.22		64	105.19
Unrestricted stock	8	128.35		10	98.79

- Definition

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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