CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	$ 69,758	$ 47,681
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $6,408 and $5,966	280,509	208,229
Contract costs and recognized income not yet billed, net of progress payments of $3,172 and $4,407	121,803	131,662
Inventories	398,359	299,437
Prepaid and other current assets	42,121	40,067
Assets of discontinued operations held for sale	0	370,724
Assets of discontinued operations not held for sale	324	329
Total Current Assets	912,874	1,098,129
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net	342,492	232,135
GOODWILL	439,395	319,139
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net	370,858	205,127
OTHER ASSETS	16,355	16,051
ASSETS OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	2,916	2,960
Total Assets	2,084,890	1,873,541
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt	13,011	11,078
Accounts payable	233,658	183,951
Accrued liabilities	139,192	83,258
Liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale	0	84,450
Liabilities of discontinued operations	7,210	8,342
Total Current Liabilities	393,071	371,079
LONG-TERM DEBT, net	1,108,071	968,080
OTHER LIABILITIES	106,710	132,537
LIABILITIES OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	2,647	3,037
Total Liabilities	1,610,499	1,474,733
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - See Note 13
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock, par value $0.25 per share, authorized 3,000 shares, no shares issued	0	0
Common stock, par value $0.25 per share, authorized 85,000 shares, issued shares of 81,520 and 80,663, respectively.	20,380	20,166
Capital in excess of par value	503,396	487,077
Retained earnings	550,523	480,347
Treasury shares, at cost, 35,846 common shares and 33,557 common shares	(534,830)	(489,225)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(34,112)	(60,481)
Deferred compensation	(30,966)	(39,076)
Total Shareholders’ Equity	474,391	398,808
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$ 2,084,890	$ 1,873,541