RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) position	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) position	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($) position
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Details) [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges	$ 0	$ 6,136	$ 13,262
Facilities & Exit Costs [Member]
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Details) [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges		548	1,668
Telephonics [Member]
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Details) [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges		$ 4,244	$ 750
Expected number of positions eliminated | position		80
Number of positions eliminated, inception to date | position			185
AMES [Member]
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Details) [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges	7,941
Expected restructuring cost	$ 19,964
Number of positions eliminated, inception to date | position	206
AMES [Member] | Cash Charges [Member]
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Details) [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges	$ 4,016
AMES [Member] | Asset Impairment [Member]
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Details) [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges	3,925
AMES [Member] | One-time Termination Benefits [Member]
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Details) [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges	2,622
AMES [Member] | Facilities & Exit Costs [Member]
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Details) [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges	$ 1,394
Home & Building Products [Member]
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Details) [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges		$ 1,892	$ 7,739
Plastics Europe [Member]
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Details) [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges			$ 4,773
Number of positions eliminated, inception to date | position			80