GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]

Components of Other Intangible Assets

The components of other intangible assets are as follows:

	June 30, 2016				September 30, 2015
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Other intangible assets subject to amortization:
Product technology	$	41,117	$	11,286	$	8,053	$	7,490
Acquired patents and licenses		8,270		8,078		8,270		7,845
Trade secrets and know-how		2,550		2,550		2,550		2,550
Customer relationships, distribution rights and other		27,617		11,247		11,392		9,005
Total other intangible assets subject to amortization		79,554		33,161		30,265		26,890
In-process technology		12,000				-
Other indefinite-lived intangibles*		1,190				1,190
Total other intangible assets not subject to amortization		13,190				1,190
Total other intangible assets	$	92,744	$	33,161	$	31,455	$	26,890

Estimated Future Amortization Expense for the Succeeding Five Fiscal Years

Amortization expense on our intangible assets was $2,072 and $6,026 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016 respectively, and was $590 and $1,765 for the three and nine months ended and June 30, 2015, respectively. Estimated future amortization expense for the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:

Fiscal Year	Estimated Amortization Expense
Remainder of 2016	$	1,938
2017		7,529
2018		6,870
2019		6,453
2020		6,448