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ACQUISITIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
ACQUISITIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 14, 2016	Apr. 16, 2015	May 21, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2016
ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items]
Acquired business, net of cash acquired						$ 4,470	$ 2,225	$ 62,306
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items]
Acquired business, net of cash acquired							2,225	$ (2,675)
Nylex Plastics Pty Ltd. [Member] \| The AMES Companies, Inc. [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items]
Business combination, consideration transferred	$ 1,744
Babcock Lumber Company Operational Woodmill [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items]
Business combination, consideration transferred		$ 2,225
Cyclone [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items]
Business combination, consideration transferred			$ 40,000
Business acquisition, transaction costs							2,363
Northcote Pottery [Member] \| Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items]
Acquired business, net of cash acquired				$ 22,000
Business acquisition, transaction costs							$ 798
Mahindra Telephonics Integrated Systems [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture					$ 2,726
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage							26.00%		49.00%