EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Stock Options Activity

The following is a rollforward of stock options for fiscal year 2015 (shares in thousands, exercise price and remaining contractual term represent weighted averages and aggregate intrinsic values in millions):

	Shares	Exercise Price		Remaining Contractual Life (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding — beginning of year	650	$	10.32
Cancelled or expired	—	—
Outstanding — end of year	650	$	10.32	2.0	—
Exercisable — end of year	533	$	10.79	1.7	—

Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, by Exercise Price Range

The following table provides additional information about outstanding stock options at September 30, 2015 (shares in thousands, exercise price represents a weighted average):

	Outstanding				Exercisable
	Shares	Remaining Contractual Life (years)	Exercise Price		Shares	Exercise Price
$8.00 to $12.00	350	3.0	$	8.22	233	$	8.22
$12.01 to $16.00	300	0.8	12.78		300	12.78
Total	650				533

Stock Options Valuation Assumptions

The fair value of each option was estimated using the following assumptions:

	2013
Risk-free interest rate	1.7	%
Expected dividend yield	—	%
Expected volatility	60.4	%
Expected life (years)	5.0

Schedule of Other Share-based Compensation, Activity

The following is a rollforward of the company’s non-vested restricted stock and restricted share units as of September 30, 2015, and the activity during fiscal year 2015 is summarized as follows (shares in thousands):

Non-vested Shares	Number of Shares		Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested - beginning of year	2,038		$	7.16
Granted	528		13.91
Vested	(1,064	)	6.27
Forfeited	(55	)	5.23
Non-vested - end of year	1,447		8.23

The following is a rollforward of the company’s non-vested performance share units as of September 30, 2015, and the activity during fiscal year 2015 is summarized as follows (shares in thousands):

Non-vested Shares	Number of Shares		Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested - beginning of year	1,635		$	8.27
Granted	749		13.76
Vested	—		—
Forfeited	(74	)	9.56
Non-vested - end of year	2,310		10.01