CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	$ 120,184	$ 248,653
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $12,137 and $8,787	361,653	294,804
Inventories	669,193	472,794
Prepaid and other current assets	62,453	76,009
Total Current Assets	1,214,672	1,368,679
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net	294,561	290,222
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS	183,398	144,598
Goodwill	335,790	426,148
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net	761,914	350,025
OTHER ASSETS	21,553	21,589
Total Assets	2,816,474	2,604,685
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt	12,653	12,486
Accounts payable	194,793	260,038
Accrued liabilities	171,797	144,928
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	31,680	29,881
Total Current Liabilities	423,579	531,636
LONG-TERM DEBT, net	1,560,998	1,033,197
LONG-TERM OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES	159,414	119,315
OTHER LIABILITIES	190,651	109,585
Total Liabilities	2,338,904	1,797,527
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 84,746 and 84,375, respectively.	21,187	21,094
Capital in excess of par value	627,982	602,181
Retained earnings	344,060	669,998
Treasury shares, at cost, 27,682 common shares and 27,762 common shares, respectively.	(420,116)	(416,850)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(82,738)	(45,977)
Deferred compensation	(12,805)	(23,288)
Total Shareholders’ Equity	477,570	807,158
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	2,816,474	2,604,685
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale
CURRENT ASSETS
Assets of discontinued operations not held for sale	0	275,814
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accrued liabilities	0	81,023
Discontinued Operations, Not Held-for-sale
CURRENT ASSETS
Assets of discontinued operations not held for sale	1,189	605
OTHER ASSETS	4,586	3,424
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accrued liabilities	12,656	3,280
LIABILITIES OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	$ 4,262	$ 3,794