FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

Schedule of long-term debt

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

September 30,	2014			2013
Series A senior unsecured notes payable to a group of insurance companies, interest fixed at 3.35%	$	50,000		$	50,000
Series B senior unsecured notes payable to a group of insurance companies, interest fixed at 3.35%	50,000			50,000
Mortgage note from a U.K. financial institution, with quarterly installments of principal and interest at 6.48%	2,390			2,920
	102,390			102,920
Less current portion	(563		)	(557		)
	$	101,827		$	102,363