REPORTABLE SEGMENTS (Details) - Schedule of Summary of Reconciliation of Segment Profit Before Taxes and Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Consolidated net sales		$ 500,705	$ 462,200	$ 500,107	$ 494,149	$ 502,158	$ 511,694	$ 500,020	$ 502,160	$ 1,957,161	$ 2,016,032	$ 1,991,811
Segment operating profit										103,507	101,017	78,164
Net interest expense										(51,111)	(47,872)	(48,144)
Unallocated amounts										(38,521)	(33,518)	(33,394)
Loss from debt extinguishment										0	0	(38,890)
Income (loss) before taxes from continuing operations										53,164	53,636	(5,716)
Segment adjusted EBITDA										218,413	204,357	190,987
Segment depreciation and amortization										(69,717)	(69,331)	(66,978)
Restructuring charges										(5,900)	0	(6,136)
Acquisition costs										0	0	(3,161)
Income (loss) before taxes from continuing operations										53,164	53,636	(5,716)
Consolidated depreciation and amortization										70,208	69,800	67,396
Capital expenditures										90,759	73,620	77,094
AMES [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Home & Building Products										513,973	535,881	503,687
Restructuring charges	$ (7,941)
CBP [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Home & Building Products										527,370	516,320	475,756
Home & Building Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Home & Building Products										1,041,343	1,052,201	979,443
Segment operating profit										79,682	58,883	40,538
Segment adjusted EBITDA										114,949	94,226	77,171
Segment depreciation and amortization										(35,267)	(35,343)	(31,580)
Restructuring charges												(1,892)
Capital expenditures										49,351	38,896	33,779
Telephonics [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Consolidated net sales										435,692	431,090	419,005
Segment operating profit										42,801	43,006	45,293
Segment adjusted EBITDA										53,385	53,028	57,525
Segment depreciation and amortization										(10,584)	(10,022)	(7,988)
Restructuring charges												(4,244)
Capital expenditures										9,007	6,347	20,963
Plastics [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Consolidated net sales										480,126	532,741	593,363
Segment operating profit										20,313	33,137	28,881
Segment adjusted EBITDA										50,079	57,103	56,291
Segment depreciation and amortization										(23,866)	(23,966)	(27,410)
Capital expenditures										31,817	28,103	21,032
Operating [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment operating profit										142,796	135,026	114,712
Capital expenditures										90,175	73,346	75,774
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Consolidated depreciation and amortization										491	469	418
Capital expenditures										$ 584	$ 274	$ 1,320