Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Segment Information

Consolidated Net Sales and Earnings by Segment

	Three-Months Ended				Six-Months Ended
	March 31,				March 31,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Segment external net sales:
Aerospace	$	261,021	$	270,493	$	490,893	$	481,882
Energy		221,446		215,020		420,616		411,970
Total consolidated net sales	$	482,467	$	485,513	$	911,509	$	893,852
Segment earnings:
Aerospace	$	40,289	$	41,223	$	62,838	$	72,791
Energy		31,888		24,235		58,959		48,143
Total segment earnings		72,177		65,458		121,797		120,934
Nonsegment expenses		(9,293)		(8,174)		(19,966)		(18,725)
Interest expense, net		(6,128)		(6,948)		(12,131)		(13,336)
Consolidated earnings before income taxes	$	56,756	$	50,336	$	89,700	$	88,873

Consolidated Total Assets by Segment

	March 31, 2014		September 30, 2013
Segment assets:
Aerospace	$	1,362,822	$	1,361,861
Energy		586,551		599,007
Total segment assets		1,949,373		1,960,868
Unallocated corporate property, plant and equipment, net		62,944		50,115
Other unallocated assets		226,123		207,535
Consolidated total assets	$	2,238,440	$	2,218,518