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	Jan. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) position	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) position	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) position
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Asset impairment charges - restructuring			$ 0	$ 0	$ 191
Restructuring and other related charges			5,900	$ 0	6,136
Facilities & Exit Costs [Member]
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Details) [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges			$ 659
Plastics [Member]
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Details) [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges - restructuring		$ 5,900
Expected number of positions eliminated \| position		86
Telephonics [Member]
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Details) [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges					$ 4,244
Expected number of positions eliminated \| position					80
AMES [Member]
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Details) [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges	$ 7,941
Expected restructuring cost	19,964
Number of positions eliminated, inception to date \| position			46
AMES [Member] \| Cash Charges [Member]
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Details) [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges	4,016
AMES [Member] \| Asset Impairment [Member]
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Details) [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges	3,925
AMES [Member] \| One-time Termination Benefits [Member]
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Details) [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges	2,622
AMES [Member] \| Facilities & Exit Costs [Member]
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Details) [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges	$ 1,394
Home & Building Products [Member]
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES (Details) [Line Items]
Restructuring and other related charges					$ 1,892