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INCOME TAXES
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES

In both the quarter and six months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company reported pretax income, and recognized tax provisions of 38.0% and 36.6% for the quarter and six months ended March 31, 2016, respectively, compared to 37.5% and 37.7%, respectively, in the comparable prior year periods. 

The six months ended March 31, 2016 included a $356 discrete tax benefit primarily resulting from the retroactive extension of the federal R&D credit signed into law December 18, 2015. The current quarter ended March 31, 2016 included a de minimis discrete tax provision. The comparable prior year second quarter and six months ended March 31, 2015 included discrete tax provisions of $145 and $494, respectively, primarily resulting from taxes on repatriation of foreign earnings, partially offset by the benefit of the retroactive extension of the federal R&D credit signed into law December 19, 2014 and release of a valuation allowance. Excluding discrete items, the effective tax rates for the quarter and six months ended March 31, 2016 were 37.6% and 38.2%, respectively, compared to 35.7% and 35.2%, respectively, in the comparable prior year periods.