WARRANTY LIABILITY (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability

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

	Years Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Balance, beginning of period	$	4,934		$	6,649
Warranties issued and changes in estimated pre-existing warranties	5,790			2,379
Actual warranty costs incurred	(5,968		)	(4,094		)
Balance, end of period	$	4,756		$	4,934