BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details) - Summary of Reconciliation of Segment Profit Before Taxes and Operations - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Home & Building Products:
Revenue			$ 511,694,000	$ 505,039,000			$ 1,513,874,000	$ 1,466,184,000
Segment operating profit:
Segment operating profit			27,914,000	21,814,000			72,816,000	58,468,000
Net interest expense			(12,150,000)	(11,541,000)			(35,644,000)	(37,003,000)
Unallocated amounts			(9,008,000)	(6,521,000)			(24,852,000)	(22,895,000)
Income before taxes			16,693,000	12,894,000			36,893,000	(13,115,000)
Segment adjusted EBITDA:
Segment adjusted EBITDA			55,182,000	49,605,000			148,945,000	139,686,000
Net interest expense			(12,150,000)	(11,541,000)			(35,644,000)	(37,003,000)
Consolidated depreciation and amortization			17,448,000	16,795,000			51,901,000	50,027,000
Unallocated amounts			(9,008,000)	(6,521,000)			(24,852,000)	(22,895,000)
Restructuring charges			0	(358,000)	$ (692,000)	$ (842,000)	0	(1,892,000)
Acquisition costs			0	(1,600,000)			0	(2,398,000)
Segment:
Capital expenditures			15,652,000	20,014,000			55,365,000	54,859,000
Ames True Temper Inc [Member]
Home & Building Products:
Revenue			140,614,000	132,179,000			432,816,000	389,492,000
Segment adjusted EBITDA:
Restructuring charges		$ (7,941,000)
Clopay Building Products [Member]
Home & Building Products:
Revenue			131,577,000	121,814,000			374,690,000	334,494,000
Home And Building Products [Member]
Home & Building Products:
Revenue			272,191,000	253,993,000			807,506,000	723,986,000
Segment operating profit:
Segment operating profit			16,268,000	9,747,000			41,288,000	27,958,000
Segment adjusted EBITDA:
Segment adjusted EBITDA			25,386,000	19,596,000			67,186,000	55,787,000
Consolidated depreciation and amortization			9,118,000	7,891,000			25,898,000	23,539,000
Restructuring charges				(358,000)				(1,892,000)
Segment:
Capital expenditures			8,644,000	8,194,000			30,019,000	23,384,000
Telephonics [Member]
Home & Building Products:
Revenue			115,340,000	102,446,000			304,685,000	302,656,000
Segment operating profit:
Segment operating profit			13,284,000	13,134,000			29,915,000	34,463,000
Segment adjusted EBITDA:
Segment adjusted EBITDA			15,712,000	15,087,000			37,360,000	40,018,000
Consolidated depreciation and amortization			2,428,000	1,953,000			7,445,000	5,555,000
Restructuring charges	$ (4,244)
Segment:
Capital expenditures			1,644,000	6,082,000			3,952,000	14,969,000
Plastics [Member]
Home & Building Products:
Revenue			124,163,000	148,600,000			401,683,000	439,542,000
Segment operating profit:
Segment operating profit			8,299,000	8,075,000			26,186,000	23,252,000
Segment adjusted EBITDA:
Segment adjusted EBITDA			14,084,000	14,922,000			44,399,000	43,881,000
Consolidated depreciation and amortization			5,785,000	6,847,000			18,213,000	20,629,000
Segment:
Capital expenditures			4,820,000	5,063,000			19,985,000	15,213,000
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment operating profit:
Segment operating profit			37,851,000	30,956,000			97,389,000	85,673,000
Segment adjusted EBITDA:
Consolidated depreciation and amortization			17,331,000	16,691,000			51,556,000	49,723,000
Segment:
Capital expenditures			15,108,000	19,339,000			53,956,000	53,566,000
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment adjusted EBITDA:
Consolidated depreciation and amortization			117,000	104,000			345,000	304,000
Segment:
Capital expenditures			$ 544,000	$ 675,000			$ 1,409,000	$ 1,293,000