EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

Basic and diluted EPS for the years ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were determined using the following information (in thousands):

	2017	2016	2015
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	41,005	41,074	44,608
Incremental shares from stock based compensation	1,642	2,326	2,011
Convertible debt due 2017	364	709	320
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	43,011	44,109	46,939
Anti-dilutive options excluded from diluted EPS computation	—	6	493