GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]

Other Intangible Assets

The components of other intangible assets are as follows:

	June 30, 2018				September 30, 2017
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Other intangible assets subject to amortization:
Product technology	$	46,273	$	21,444	$	42,287	$	17,604
Acquired patents and licenses		8,270		8,250		8,270		8,241
Trade secrets and know-how		2,550		2,550		2,550		2,550
Customer relationships, distribution rights and other		28,061		17,098		28,229		15,421
Total other intangible assets subject to amortization		85,154		49,342		81,336		43,816
Other intangible assets not subject to amortization:
In-process technology		-				4,000
Other indefinite-lived intangibles*		1,170				1,190
Total other intangible assets not subject to amortization		1,170				5,190
Total other intangible assets	$	86,324	$	49,342	$	86,526	$	43,816

Estimated Future Amortization Expense for the Succeeding Five Fiscal Years

Amortization expense on our intangible assets was $1,780 and $5,716 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, and was $1,935 and $5,860 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2017, respectively. Estimated future amortization expense for the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:

Fiscal Year	Estimated Amortization Expense
Remainder of 2018	$	1,780
2019		7,119
2020		7,115
2021		7,108
2022		7,108