EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

EARNINGS PER SHARE [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

The standards of accounting for earnings per share require companies to provide a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations.  Basic and diluted earnings per share were calculated as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Numerator:
Net Income	$	18,702		$	9,886		$	39,142			43,613
Less: income attributable to participating securities		(110	)		(145	)		(260	)		(392	)
Earnings available to common shares	$	18,592		$	9,741		$	38,882			43,221
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares		23,928,512			24,332,879			24,022,809			24,004,885
(Denominator for basic calculation)
Weighted average effect of dilutive securities:
Share-based compensation		396,654			480,583			380,071			649,968
Diluted weighted average common shares		24,325,166			24,813,462			24,402,880			24,654,853
(Denominator for diluted calculation)
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.78		$	0.40		$	1.62			1.80
Diluted	$	0.76		$	0.39		$	1.59			1.75