EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS) (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

The following table is a reconciliation of the share amounts (in thousands) used in computing earnings per share:

	Three Months Ended March 31,		Six Months Ended March 31,
	2016	2015	2016	2015
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	41,426	45,349	41,697	45,829
Incremental shares from stock based compensation	2,059	1,874	2,135	1,853
Convertible debt due 2017	406	446	895	—
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	43,891	47,669	44,727	47,682
Anti-dilutive options excluded from diluted EPS computation	416	567	418	580