WARRANTY LIABILITY (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability

Changes in Griffon’s warranty liability, included in Accrued liabilities, were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Balance, beginning of period	$	4,908		$	6,929		$	4,934		$	6,649
Warranties issued and changes in estimated pre-existing warranties	1,842			1,135			2,791			2,101
Actual warranty costs incurred	(1,076		)	(953		)	(2,051		)	(1,639		)
Balance, end of period	$	5,674		$	7,111		$	5,674		$	7,111