Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash of $3,635 and $0, respectively	$ 83,594	$ 87,552
Inventories	549,596	473,505
Accounts receivable, less allowance for uncollectible amounts of $3,938 and $3,776, respectively	431,820	402,182
Income taxes receivable	6,397	19,376
Other current assets	43,390	38,574
Total current assets	1,114,797	1,021,189
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,060,005	922,043
Goodwill	813,250	556,545
Intangible assets, net	700,883	171,882
Deferred income tax assets	16,570	19,950
Other assets	85,144	65,500
Total assets	3,790,649	2,757,109
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt	153,635	32,600
Accounts payable	226,285	232,788
Income taxes payable	16,745	6,774
Accrued liabilities	194,513	155,072
Total current liabilities	591,178	427,234
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,092,397	580,286
Deferred income tax liabilities	170,915	33,408
Other liabilities	398,055	344,798
Total liabilities	2,252,545	1,385,726
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	185,705	163,836
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(74,942)	(53,186)
Deferred compensation	8,431	7,135
Retained earnings	1,966,643	1,820,268
Stockholders' equity excluding treasury stock	2,085,943	1,938,159
Treasury stock at cost, 11,203 shares and 11,739 shares, respectively	(539,408)	(559,641)
Treasury stock held for deferred compensation, at cost, 202 shares and 186 shares, respectively	(8,431)	(7,135)
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,538,104	1,371,383
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 3,790,649	$ 2,757,109