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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Post Closing Adjustments

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Post Closing Working Capital Adjustment

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Pro Forma Depreciation and Amortization

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Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business, Net Of Tax

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Amount of revenue attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation.

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Amount of gain (loss) from sale and disposal of integrated set of activities and assets capable of being conducted and managed for purpose of providing return in form of dividend, lower cost, or other economic benefit to investor, owner, member and participant.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Telephonics Corporation
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses	$ 330,000
Divestiture of business, post closing working capital adjustment	$ 2,568
Gain on sale of building		$ 107,517
Gain on sale of business, net of tax		89,241
Discontinued Operations \| Installation Services and Other Discontinued Activities
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued operation, insurance claims, warranty and environmental reserves		8,357			$ 8,072
Discontinued Operations \| Defense Electronics
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale of building			$ 108,949	$ 108,949
Pro forma depreciation and amortization from Defense Electronics			2,342	7,442
Revenue from disposed business			$ 50,795	$ 161,061
Discontinued Operations \| Telephonics Corporation
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued operation, post closing adjustments		$ 4,553			$ 8,846