INCOME TAXES	3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
INCOME TAXES	INCOME TAXES The effective tax rate for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 was 37.8% compared to 32.4% in the comparable prior year quarter. The current and prior year tax rates reflect the impact of permanent differences not deductible in determining taxable income, changes in earnings mix between domestic and non-domestic operations, and tax reserves. The quarter ended December 31, 2014 included a net tax provision of $349 for discrete items resulting primarily from the provision for taxes on repatriation of foreign earnings, partially offset by the benefit of the retroactive extension of the federal R&D credit signed into law December 19, 2014, and release of a valuation allowance. The comparable prior year quarter included $289 of benefits from discrete items primarily resulting from release of previously established reserves for uncertain tax positions on conclusion of tax audits and benefits arising on the filing of tax returns in various jurisdictions. Excluding discrete items, the effective tax rate for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 was 34.9% compared to 38.4% in the comparable prior year quarter.

INCOME TAXES

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

The effective tax rate for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 was 37.8% compared to 32.4% in the comparable prior year quarter. The current and prior year tax rates reflect the impact of permanent differences not deductible in determining taxable income, changes in earnings mix between domestic and non-domestic operations, and tax reserves.

The quarter ended December 31, 2014 included a net tax provision of $349 for discrete items resulting primarily from the provision for taxes on repatriation of foreign earnings, partially offset by the benefit of the retroactive extension of the federal R&D credit signed into law December 19, 2014, and release of a valuation allowance. The comparable prior year quarter included $289 of benefits from discrete items primarily resulting from release of previously established reserves for uncertain tax positions on conclusion of tax audits and benefits arising on the filing of tax returns in various jurisdictions.

Excluding discrete items, the effective tax rate for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 was 34.9% compared to 38.4% in the comparable prior year quarter.