CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	$ 248,653	$ 218,089
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $8,787 and $8,178	294,804	278,420
Inventories	472,794	320,188
Prepaid and other current assets	76,009	41,514
Total Current Assets	1,366,279	1,106,028
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net	292,622	297,084
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS	144,598	154,349
Goodwill	426,148	424,098
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net	350,025	354,202
OTHER ASSETS	21,589	26,474
Total Assets	2,604,685	2,448,593
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt	12,486	9,922
Accounts payable	260,140	172,537
Accrued liabilities	145,101	143,971
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	29,881	29,672
Total Current Liabilities	531,636	441,822
LONG-TERM DEBT, net	1,033,197	1,037,042
LONG-TERM OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES	119,315	130,588
OTHER LIABILITIES	109,585	121,538
Total Liabilities	1,797,527	1,748,442
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - See Note 16
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 84,375 and 83,739, respectively.	21,094	20,935
Capital in excess of par value	602,181	583,008
Retained earnings	669,998	607,518
Treasury shares, at cost, 27,762 common shares and 27,610 common shares, respectively.	(416,850)	(413,493)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(45,977)	(72,092)
Deferred compensation	(23,288)	(25,725)
Total Shareholders’ Equity	807,158	700,151
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	2,604,685	2,448,593
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale
CURRENT ASSETS
Assets of discontinued operations not held for sale	273,414	245,726
OTHER ASSETS	0	79,952
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accrued liabilities	80,748	81,923
LIABILITIES OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	0	10,438
Discontinued Operations, Not Held-for-sale
CURRENT ASSETS
Assets of discontinued operations not held for sale	605	2,091
OTHER ASSETS	3,424	6,406
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accrued liabilities	3,280	3,797
LIABILITIES OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	$ 3,794	$ 7,014