EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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 June 30,		Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2016	2015	2016	2015
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	40,558	44,025	41,318	45,228
Incremental shares from stock based compensation	1,876	2,056	2,047	1,929
Convertible debt due 2017	846	899	878	128
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	43,280	46,980	44,243	47,285
Anti-dilutive options excluded from diluted EPS computation	377	480	404	514