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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 6 – GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES


The following table provides changes in the carrying value of goodwill by segment during the six months ended March 31, 2013:


    At September 30,
2012
    Other adjustments
including currency
translations
    At March 31, 2013  
Home & Building Products   $ 269,802     $     $ 269,802  
Telephonics     18,545             18,545  
Plastics     70,025       (38 )     69,987  
Total   $ 358,372     $ (38 )   $ 358,334  

The following table provides the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major class of intangible assets:


    At March 31, 2013           At September 30, 2012  
    Gross Carrying
Amount
    Accumulated
Amortization
    Average
Life
(Years)
    Gross Carrying
Amount
    Accumulated
Amortization
 
                                         
Customer relationships   $ 166,422     $ 25,350       25     $ 167,603     $ 21,799  
Unpatented technology     6,804       2,625       12.5       6,751       2,334  
Total amortizable intangible assets     173,226       27,975               174,354       24,133  
Trademarks     79,911                     80,252        
Total intangible assets   $ 253,137     $ 27,975             $ 254,606     $ 24,133  

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $1,986 and $2,038 for the quarters ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $3,972 and $4,065 for the six months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.


No event or indicator of impairment occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2013, which would require impairment testing of long-lived intangible assets including goodwill.