EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS) (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

The following table is a reconciliation of the share amounts (in thousands) used in computing earnings per share:

	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2016	2015
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	39,336	41,968
Incremental shares from stock based compensation	1,922	2,195
Convertible debt due 2017	1,054	1,221
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	42,312	45,384
Anti-dilutive options excluded from diluted EPS computation	—	419