DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The following amounts related primarily to the Installation Services segment have been segregated from Griffon’s continuing operations and are reported as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations in the consolidated balance sheets:

	At September 30, 2012		At September 30, 2011
Assets of discontinued operations:
Prepaid and other current assets	$	587	$	1,381
Other long-term assets		2,936		3,675
Total assets of discontinued operations	$	3,523	$	5,056
Liabilities of discontinued operations:
Accrued liabilities, current	$	3,639	$	3,794
Other long-term liabilities		3,643		5,786
Total liabilities of discontinued operations	$	7,282	$	9,580