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DEBT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 01, 2017	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
DEBT
Amortization of debt issuance costs		$ 200	$ 200	$ 516	$ 516
Average excess availability, less than 33% of the commitments \| Base Rate Advances
DEBT
Variable interest rate (as a percent)		1.00%		1.00%
Average excess availability, less than 33% of the commitments \| LIBOR
DEBT
Variable interest rate (as a percent)		2.00%		2.00%
Average excess availability, less than 66.67% of the commitments and more than or equal to 33.33% of the commitments \| Base Rate Advances
DEBT
Variable interest rate (as a percent)		0.75%		0.75%
Average excess availability, less than 66.67% of the commitments and more than or equal to 33.33% of the commitments \| LIBOR
DEBT
Variable interest rate (as a percent)		1.75%		1.75%
Average excess availability, more than or equal to 66.67% of the commitments \| Base Rate Advances
DEBT
Variable interest rate (as a percent)		0.50%		0.50%
Average excess availability, more than or equal to 66.67% of the commitments \| LIBOR
DEBT
Variable interest rate (as a percent)		1.50%		1.50%
Average excess availability more than or equal to fifty percent
DEBT
Unused line fee (as a percent)				0.25%
Average excess availability less than fifty percent
DEBT
Unused line fee (as a percent)				0.375%
Eligible unbilled receivables
DEBT
Borrowing base (as a percent)	75.00%
Letter of credit
DEBT
Amount outstanding		$ 0		$ 0		$ 0
Revolving line of credit
DEBT
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 300,000
Revolving line of credit \| Letter of credit
DEBT
Maximum borrowing capacity		63,600		$ 63,600		214,600
Senior secured credit facility
DEBT
Additional borrowing capacity	$ 150,000
Time frame for increasing borrowing capacity				3 years
Percentage of borrowing base allowed	35.00%
Margin (as a percent)	2.00%
Reduction in borrowing capacity		15,600		$ 15,600		19,900
Unused portion of available borrowing		48,000		48,000
Debt issuance costs		$ 1,400		$ 1,400		$ 2,000
Senior secured credit facility \| Minimum
DEBT
Percentage of borrowing base allowed	30.00%
Variable interest rate (as a percent)		1.50%		1.50%
Senior secured credit facility \| Maximum
DEBT
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Senior secured credit facility \| Base Rate Advances \| Minimum
DEBT
Margin (as a percent)	0.50%
Senior secured credit facility \| Base Rate Advances \| Maximum
DEBT
Margin (as a percent)	1.00%
Senior secured credit facility \| LIBOR
DEBT
Margin (as a percent)	1.00%
Senior secured credit facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
DEBT
Margin (as a percent)	1.50%
Senior secured credit facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
DEBT
Margin (as a percent)	2.00%
Senior secured credit facility \| Federal Funds Rate
DEBT
Margin (as a percent)	0.50%
Senior secured credit facility \| Eligible billed receivables
DEBT
Borrowing base (as a percent)	85.00%
Senior secured credit facility \| Eligible inventory
DEBT
Borrowing base (as a percent)	70.00%
Senior secured credit facility \| Net recovery percentage
DEBT
Borrowing base (as a percent)	85.00%
Senior secured credit facility \| Criteria for distributions, scenario one
DEBT
Lookback period	30 days
Percentage outstanding	25.00%
Base amount	$ 37,500
Senior secured credit facility \| Criteria for distributions, scenario two
DEBT
Lookback period	30 days
Percentage outstanding	20.00%
Base amount	$ 30,000
Fixed charge coverage ratio	1.00%
Senior secured credit facility \| Coverage Ratio Criteria
DEBT
Lookback period	60 days
Percentage outstanding	10.00%
Base amount	$ 15,000
Fixed charge coverage ratio	1.00%
Senior secured credit facility \| Letter of credit
DEBT
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 40,000
Senior secured credit facility \| Swingline loan
DEBT
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 30,000