Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 118,119	$ 82,202
Accounts receivable, less allowance for uncollectible amounts of $2,798 and $3,841 respectively	291,181	322,215
Inventories	500,043	447,664
Income taxes receivable	4,740	21,838
Other current assets	36,433	43,791
Total current assets	950,516	917,710
Property, plant and equipment, net	844,455	756,100
Goodwill	555,530	556,977
Intangible assets, net	204,310	225,138
Deferred income tax assets	43,934	13,105
Other assets	47,321	44,886
Total assets	2,646,066	2,513,916
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt	100,000	2,430
Accounts payable	178,095	173,287
Income taxes payable	47,921	6,555
Accrued liabilities	125,760	155,936
Total current liabilities	451,776	338,208
Long-term debt, less current portion	685,000	850,000
Deferred income tax liabilities	1,081	56,414
Other liabilities	349,685	116,190
Total liabilities	1,487,542	1,360,812
Commitments and contingencies (Note 20)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.003 per share, 10,000 shares authorized, no shares issued	0	0
Common stock, par value $0.001455 per share, 150,000 shares authorized, 72,960 shares issued	106	106
Additional paid-in capital	141,895	131,231
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(58,184)	(51,458)
Deferred compensation	5,061	4,322
Retained earnings	1,593,124	1,495,274
Stockholders' equity excluding treasury stock	1,682,002	1,579,475
Treasury stock at cost, 11,501 shares and 9,763 shares, respectively	(518,417)	(422,049)
Treasury stock held for deferred compensation, at cost, 157 shares and 173 shares, respectively	(5,061)	(4,322)
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,158,524	1,153,104
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,646,066	$ 2,513,916