INCOME TAXES	3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
INCOME TAXES	INCOME TAXES During the three months ended December 31, 2018, the Company recognized a tax provision of $5,212 on income before taxes from continuing operations of $13,965, compared to a tax benefit of $24,904 on a Loss before taxes from continuing operations of $2,073 in the comparable prior year period. The three month period ended December 31, 2018 included net tax provisions that affect comparability of $467. The three month period ended December 31, 2017 included net tax benefits that affect comparability of $23,018 primarily from approximately $23,941 related to the December 22, 2017 tax reform bill associated with the revaluation of deferred tax liabilities, $3,185 ($2,348 net of tax) of acquisition costs and $2,614 ($248 net of tax) charges related to cost of life insurance benefits. Excluding these items, the effective tax rates for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 were 34.0% and 35.4%, respectively. On December 22, 2017, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (“TCJA”) was signed into law, and, among other changes, reduced the federal statutory tax rate from 35.0% to 21.0%. In accordance with U.S. GAAP for income taxes, as well as SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”), the Company made a reasonable estimate of the impacts of the TCJA and recorded this estimate in its results for the year ended September 30, 2018. SAB 118 allows for a measurement period of up to one year, from the date of enactment, to complete the Company’s accounting for the impacts of the TCJA. As of December 31, 2018, our analysis under SAB 118 is complete and resulted in no material adjustments to the provision amounts recorded as of September 30, 2018.

INCOME TAXES

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

During the three months ended December 31, 2018, the Company recognized a tax provision of $5,212 on income before taxes from continuing operations of $13,965, compared to a tax benefit of $24,904 on a Loss before taxes from continuing operations of $2,073 in the comparable prior year period. The three month period ended December 31, 2018 included net tax provisions that affect comparability of $467. The three month period ended December 31, 2017 included net tax benefits that affect comparability of $23,018 primarily from approximately $23,941 related to the December 22, 2017 tax reform bill associated with the revaluation of deferred tax liabilities, $3,185 ($2,348 net of tax) of acquisition costs and $2,614 ($248 net of tax) charges related to cost of life insurance benefits. Excluding these items, the effective tax rates for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 were 34.0% and 35.4%, respectively.

On December 22, 2017, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (“TCJA”) was signed into law, and, among other changes, reduced the federal statutory tax rate from 35.0% to 21.0%. In accordance with U.S. GAAP for income taxes, as well as SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”), the Company made a reasonable estimate of the impacts of the TCJA and recorded this estimate in its results for the year ended September 30, 2018. SAB 118 allows for a measurement period of up to one year, from the date of enactment, to complete the Company’s accounting for the impacts of the TCJA. As of December 31, 2018, our analysis under SAB 118 is complete and resulted in no material adjustments to the provision amounts recorded as of September 30, 2018.