EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

Basic and diluted EPS for the years ended September 30, 2016, 2015 and 2014 were determined using the following information (in thousands):

	2016	2015	2014
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	41,074	44,608	49,367
Incremental shares from stock based compensation	2,326	2,011	—
Convertible debt due 2017	709	320	—
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	44,109	46,939	49,367
Anti-dilutive options excluded from diluted EPS computation	6	493	582
Anti-dilutive restricted stock excluded from diluted EPS computation	—	—	1,642