FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

Schedule of long-term debt

Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):

September 30,	2013			2012
Series A senior unsecured notes payable to a group of insurance companies, interest fixed at 3.35%	$	50,000		$	—
Series B senior unsecured notes payable to a group of insurance companies, interest fixed at 3.35%	50,000			—
Unsecured notes payable to a group of insurance companies	—			8,000
Mortgage note from a U.K. financial institution, with quarterly installments of principal and interest at 6.48%	2,920			3,503
	102,920			11,503
Less current portion	(557		)	(4,561		)
	$	102,363		$	6,942