CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, net allowances	$ 5,966	$ 4,692
Contract costs, net of progress payments	$ 4,407	$ 8,001
Preferred stock, par value (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.25
Preferred stock, share authorized (in Shares)	3,000,000	3,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in Shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.25
Common stock, share authorized (in Shares)	85,000,000	85,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in Shares)	80,663,000	79,966,000
Treasury shares (in Shares)	33,557,000	34,797,000