STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND EQUITY COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan

The following table summarizes the Company’s compensation expense relating to all stock-based incentive plans:

	For the Years Ended September 30,
	2016			2015			2014
Pre-tax compensation expense	$	10,136		$	11,110		$	11,473
Tax benefit	(3,553		)	(4,000		)	(3,224		)
Total stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$	6,583		$	7,110		$	8,249

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity

A summary of stock option activity for the year ended September 30, 2016 is as follows:

	Options
	Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Contractual Term (Years)	Aggregated Intrinsic Value
Outstanding and Exercisable at September 30, 2015	425,450		$	20.86
Forfeited/Expired	(69,450	)	25.70
Outstanding and Exercisable at September 30, 2016	356,000		19.91		2.0	$	13

Schedule Of Stock Options Range Of Exercises Prices Options Outstanding And Options Exercisable

	Options Outstanding & Exercisable
Range of Exercises Prices	Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Contractual Term (Years)
$14.78	6,000	$	14.78	0.8
$20.00	350,000	20.00		2.0
Totals	356,000

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity

A summary of restricted stock activity, inclusive of restricted stock units, for the year ended September 30, 2016, is as follows:

	Shares		Weighted Average Grant- Date Fair Value
Unvested at September 30, 2015	3,400,035		$	12.01
Granted	1,049,704		11.21
Vested	(1,385,061	)	17.30
Forfeited	(196,158	)	12.86
Unvested at September 30, 2016	2,868,520		12.10