DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures

The following amounts related primarily to the Installation Services segment have been segregated from Griffon’s continuing operations and are reported as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations in the consolidated balance sheets:

	At September 30, 2015		At September 30, 2014
Assets of discontinued operations:
Prepaid and other current assets	$	1,316	$	1,624
Other long-term assets	2,175		2,126
Total assets of discontinued operations	$	3,491	$	3,750
Liabilities of discontinued operations:
Accrued liabilities, current	$	2,229	$	3,282
Other long-term liabilities	3,379		3,830
Total liabilities of discontinued operations	$	5,608	$	7,112