EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

Basic and diluted EPS for the years ended September 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013 were determined using the following information (in thousands):

	2015	2014	2013
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	44,608	49,367	54,428
Incremental shares from stock based compensation	2,011	—	2,135
Convertible debt due 2017	320	—	—
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	46,939	49,367	56,563
Anti-dilutive options excluded from diluted EPS computation	493	582	714
Anti-dilutive restricted stock excluded from diluted EPS computation	—	1,642	—