INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Schedule Of Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Taxes [Table Text Block]

Income taxes have been based on the following components of Income before taxes and discontinued operations:

	For the Years Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2010
Domestic	$	27,910		$	(17,869	)	$	7,360
Non-U.S.		(5,969	)		3,520			6,452
	$	21,941		$	(14,349	)	$	13,812

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

Provision (benefit) for income taxes on income from continuing operations was comprised of the following:

	For the Years Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2010
Current	$	7,557		$	(4,169	)	$	7,974
Deferred		(2,627	)		(2,749	)		(3,666	)
Total	$	4,930		$	(6,918	)	$	4,308
U.S. Federal	$	3,400		$	(8,988	)	$	5,426
State and local		(1,301	)		91			(1,795	)
Non-U.S.		2,831			1,979			677
Total provision	$	4,930		$	(6,918	)	$	4,308

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

Differences between the effective income tax rate applied to income from continuing operations and U.S. Federal income statutory rate were as follows:

	For the Years Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2010
U.S. Federal income tax provision (benefit) rate		35.0	%		(35.0	)%		35.0	%
State and local taxes, net of Federal benefit		3.6			(1.9	)		2.6
Non-U.S. taxes		7.0			5.3			(11.3	)
Non-deductible acquisition costs		—			—			9.5
Change in contingency reserves		(6.7	)		2.2			(5.5	)
Executive compensation limits		7.1			13.1			—
Repatriation of foreign earnings		(12.3	)		—			—
Valuation allowance on foreign tax credits		(2.4	)		(27.2	)		—
Non-deductible meals and entertainment		1.2			2.0			1.4
Research credits		(0.7	)		(5.4	)		—
Deferred tax impact of state rate change		(11.0	)		—			—
Other		1.6			(1.3	)		(0.4	)
Effective tax provision (benefit) rate		22.5	%		(48.2	)%		31.3	%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

The tax effect of temporary differences that give rise to future deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

	At September 30,
	2012			2011
Deferred tax assets:
Bad debt reserves	$	2,071		$	2,436
Inventory reserves		12,589			10,042
Deferred compensation (Equity compensation and defined benefit plans)		42,773			44,083
Compensation benefits		2,706			—
Insurance reserve		3,924			4,697
Restructuring reserve		489			342
Warranty reserve		3,587			3,617
Interest carryforward		—			3,942
Net operating loss		25,708			33,451
Tax credits		5,622			15,451
Other reserves and accruals		651			5,572
		100,120			123,633
Valuation allowance		(10,541	)		(9,481	)
Total deferred tax assets		89,579			114,152
Deferred tax liabilities:
Deferred income		(14,051	)		(14,728	)
Compensation benefits		—			(1,042	)
Goodwill and intangibles		(70,463	)		(77,798	)
Property, plant and equipment		(33,673	)		(43,073	)
Interest		(6,542	)		(7,371	)
Unremitted earnings		—			(13,258	)
Other		(1,323	)		(2,469	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(126,052	)		(159,739	)
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	(36,473	)	$	(45,587	)

Schdule Of Components of Net Deferred Tax Asset Liability By Balance Sheet Account [Table Text Block]

The components of the net deferred tax liability, by balance sheet account, were as follows:

	At September 30,
	2012			2011
Prepaid and other current assets	$	16,059		$	17,412
Other assets		2,956			1,704
Current liabilities		(129	)		(402	)
Other liabilities		(55,882	)		(65,042	)
Assets of discontinued operations		523			741
Net deferred liability assets	$	(36,473	)	$	(45,587	)

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

The following is a roll forward of the unrecognized tax benefits:

Balance at October 1, 2010	$	11,764
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		1,858
Reductions based on tax positions related to prior years		(614	)
Lapse of Statutes		(60	)
Settlements		(38	)
Balance at September 30, 2011		12,910
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		1,840
Reductions based on tax positions related to prior years		(822	)
Lapse of Statutes		(617	)
Settlements		(1,435	)
Balance at September 30, 2012	$	11,876