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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Goodwill And Intangibles

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Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, that lack physical substance, having a projected indefinite period of benefit, acquired at the acquisition date.

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The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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ACQUISITIONS (Details) - Summary of Goodwill and Intangible Asset Classifications - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	May 21, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
ACQUISITIONS (Details) - Summary of Goodwill and Intangible Asset Classifications [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 361,185	$ 356,241	$ 374,111
Customer relationships [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) - Summary of Goodwill and Intangible Asset Classifications [Line Items]
Amortization Period (Years)	25 years
2014 Acquirees [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) - Summary of Goodwill and Intangible Asset Classifications [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 24,841
Indefinite life intangible assets	6,669
Amortizable intangible assets	17,706
Total Goodwill and Intangibles	49,216
2014 Acquirees [Member] \| Customer relationships [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) - Summary of Goodwill and Intangible Asset Classifications [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets	17,706
2014 Acquirees [Member] \| Trade names [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) - Summary of Goodwill and Intangible Asset Classifications [Line Items]
Indefinite life intangible assets	$ 6,669
Cyclone [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) - Summary of Goodwill and Intangible Asset Classifications [Line Items]
Goodwill				$ 13,587
Indefinite life intangible assets				3,548
Amortizable intangible assets				11,608
Total Goodwill and Intangibles				28,743
Cyclone [Member] \| Customer relationships [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) - Summary of Goodwill and Intangible Asset Classifications [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets				11,608
Cyclone [Member] \| Trade names [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) - Summary of Goodwill and Intangible Asset Classifications [Line Items]
Indefinite life intangible assets				$ 3,548
Northcote Pottery [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) - Summary of Goodwill and Intangible Asset Classifications [Line Items]
Goodwill					$ 11,254
Indefinite life intangible assets					3,121
Amortizable intangible assets					6,098
Total Goodwill and Intangibles					20,473
Northcote Pottery [Member] \| Customer relationships [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) - Summary of Goodwill and Intangible Asset Classifications [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets					6,098
Northcote Pottery [Member] \| Trade names [Member]
ACQUISITIONS (Details) - Summary of Goodwill and Intangible Asset Classifications [Line Items]
Indefinite life intangible assets					$ 3,121