WARRANTY LIABILITY (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability

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

	Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Balance, beginning of period	$	4,778		$	4,908		$	4,756		$	4,934
Warranties issued and changes in estimated pre-existing warranties	1,279			1,842			2,196			2,791
Actual warranty costs incurred	(872		)	(1,076		)	(1,767		)	(2,051		)
Balance, end of period	$	5,185		$	5,674		$	5,185		$	5,674