EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following table presents the calculation of the Company’s basic and diluted earnings per share for the fiscal years ended September 30:

(Thousands, except per share amounts)	2016		2015		2014
Net income, as reported	$	131,672	$	180,960	$	141,970
Basic earnings per share
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding-basic	85,884		85,186		84,198
Basic earnings per common share	$1.53		$2.12		$1.69
Diluted earnings per share
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding-basic	85,884		85,186		84,198
Incremental shares (1)	847		1,079		724
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding-diluted	86,731		86,265		84,922
Diluted earnings per common share (2)	$1.52		$2.10		$1.67

(1) Incremental shares consist primarily of unvested stock awards and performance units.

(2) There were no anti-dilutive shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014.