EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS) (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

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 March 31,		Six Months Ended March 31,
	2017	2016	2017	2016
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	41,277	41,426	40,307	41,697
Incremental shares from stock based compensation	1,557	2,059	1,740	2,135
Convertible debt matured 2017	395	406	729	895
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	43,229	43,891	42,776	44,727
Anti-dilutive options excluded from diluted EPS computation	—	416	—	418