BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

The following tables provide a reconciliation of Segment profit and Segment profit before income taxes and discontinued operations (in thousands, except share and per share data):

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,				For the Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
REVENUE
Home & Building Products:
ATT	$	130,311	$	114,144	$	362,374	$	353,985
CBP		106,910		100,099		309,825		290,840
Home & Building Products		237,221		214,243		672,199		644,825
Telephonics		101,116		103,530		319,621		315,334
Plastics		141,909		137,509		421,889		385,654
Total consolidated net sales	$	480,246	$	455,282	$	1,413,709	$	1,345,813

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,						For the Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE TAXES
Segment operating profit (loss):
Home & Building Products	$	17,482		$	13,512		$	35,412		$	18,820
Telephonics		14,113			9,725			40,171			31,643
Plastics		3,506			(305	)		7,879			9,007
Total segment operating profit		35,101			22,932			83,462			59,470
Unallocated amounts		(7,253	)		(7,781	)		(20,041	)		(19,468	)
Loss from debt extinguishment, net		—			—			—			(26,164	)
Net interest expense		(12,855	)		(12,463	)		(38,775	)		(34,839	)
Income (loss) before taxes	$	14,993		$	2,688		$	24,646		$	(21,001	)
Segment profit before depreciation, amortization, restructuring, fair value write-up of acquired inventory sold and acquisition costs:
Home & Building Products	$	25,831		$	22,487		$	59,434		$	59,640
Telephonics		15,886			12,122			46,912			37,457
Plastics		10,117			6,048			27,462			27,065
Total Segment profit before depreciation, amortization, restructuring, fair value write-up of acquired inventory sold and acquisition costs		51,834			40,657			133,808			124,162
Unallocated amounts, less acquisition costs		(7,253	)		(7,781	)		(20,041	)		(19,468	)
Loss from debt extinguishment, net		—			—			—			(26,164	)
Net interest expense		(12,855	)		(12,463	)		(38,775	)		(34,839	)
Segment depreciation and amortization		(16,733	)		(15,607	)		(48,373	)		(44,817	)
Restructuring charges		—			(2,118	)		(1,795	)		(4,723	)
Fair value write-up of acquired inventory sold		—			—			—			(15,152	)
Acquisition costs		—			—			(178	)		—
Income (loss) before taxes	$	14,993		$	2,688		$	24,646		$	(21,001	)

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,				For the Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
DEPRECIATION and AMORTIZATION
Segment:
Home & Building Products	$	8,349	$	7,460	$	23,571	$	21,548
Telephonics		1,773		1,794		5,219		5,211
Plastics		6,611		6,353		19,583		18,058
Total segment depreciation and amortization		16,733		15,607		48,373		44,817
Corporate		99		93		295		261
Total consolidated depreciation and amortization	$	16,832	$	15,700	$	48,668	$	45,078
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
Segment:
Home & Building Products	$	5,974	$	4,855	$	20,547	$	18,630
Telephonics		4,462		3,854		8,246		5,992
Plastics		7,037		14,415		28,811		40,031
Total segment		17,473		23,124		57,604		64,653
Corporate		17		113		91		321
Total consolidated capital expenditures	$	17,490	$	23,237	$	57,695	$	64,974

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

The following table provide reconciliation of segment assets (in thousands, except share and per share data):

	At June 30, 2012		At September 30, 2011
ASSETS
Segment assets:
Home & Building Products	$	963,998	$	972,714
Telephonics		253,709		288,968
Plastics		425,447		450,452
Total segment assets		1,643,154		1,712,134
Corporate		149,455		148,064
Total continuing assets		1,792,609		1,860,198
Assets of discontinued operations		4,277		5,056
Consolidated total	$	1,796,886	$	1,865,254