EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Schedule of computation of basic and diluted earnings per share

	September 30,
	2015			2014			2013
	(in thousands)
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	422,272		$	708,766		$	721,453
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		(47	)		(47	)		15,186
Net income		422,225			708,719			736,639
Adjustment for basic earnings per share
Earnings allocated to unvested shareholders		(2,174	)		(4,145	)		(3,842	)
Numerator for basic earnings per share:
From continuing operations		420,098			704,621			717,611
From discontinued operations		(47	)		(47	)		15,186
		420,051			704,574			732,797
Adjustment for diluted earnings per share:
Effect of reallocating undistributed earnings of unvested shareholders		6			30			46
Numerator for diluted earnings per share:
From continuing operations		420,104			704,651			717,657
From discontinued operations		(47	)		(47	)		15,186
	$	420,057		$	704,604		$	732,843
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share—weighted-average shares		107,754			107,800			106,286
Effect of dilutive shares from stock options and restricted stock		816			1,341			1,593
Denominator for diluted earnings per share—adjusted weighted-average shares		108,570			109,141			107,879
Basic earnings per common share:
Income from continuing operations	$	3.90		$	6.54		$	6.75
Income from discontinued operations		—			—			0.14
Net income	$	3.90		$	6.54		$	6.89
Diluted earnings per common share:
Income from continuing operations	$	3.87		$	6.46		$	6.65
Income from discontinued operations		—			—			0.14
Net income	$	3.87		$	6.46		$	6.79

Schedule of shares attributable to outstanding equity awards excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share

	2015		2014		2013
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Shares excluded from calculation of diluted earnings per share		667		215		743
Weighted-average price per share	$	72.85	$	79.67	$	57.27