INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

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,
	2013			2012			2011
Domestic	$	16,083		$	27,910		$	(17,869	)
Non-U.S.		(1,750	)		(5,969	)		3,520
	$	14,333		$	21,941		$	(14,349	)

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,
	2013			2012			2011
Current	$	2,468		$	7,557		$	(4,169	)
Deferred		5,075			(2,627	)		(2,749	)
Total	$	7,543		$	4,930		$	(6,918	)
U.S. Federal	$	5,807		$	3,400		$	(8,988	)
State and local		2,915			(1,301	)		91
Non-U.S.		(1,179	)		2,831			1,979
Total provision	$	7,543		$	4,930		$	(6,918	)

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,
	2013			2012			2011
U.S. Federal income tax provision (benefit) rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		(35.0	)%
State and local taxes, net of Federal benefit		2.8			3.6			(1.9	)
Non-U.S. taxes		5.3			7.0			5.3
Change in tax contingency reserves		(10.9	)		(6.7	)		2.2
Executive compensation limits		10.0			7.1			13.1
Repatriation of foreign earnings		(8.3	)		(12.3	)		—
Valuation allowance on foreign tax credits		10.1			(2.4	)		(27.2	)
Non-deductible meals and entertainment		1.6			1.2			2.0
Research credits		(7.4	)		(0.7	)		(5.4	)
Deferred tax impact of state rate change		15.0			(11.0	)		—
Other		(0.6	)		1.6			(1.3	)
Effective tax provision (benefit) rate		52.6	%		22.5	%		(48.2	)%

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,
	2013			2012
Deferred tax assets:
Bad debt reserves	$	2,202		$	2,071
Inventory reserves		9,295			12,589
Deferred compensation (equity compensation and defined benefit plans)		32,645			42,773
Compensation benefits		3,059			2,706
Insurance reserve		3,360			3,924
Restructuring reserve		699			489
Warranty reserve		3,320			3,587
Net operating loss		26,644			25,708
Tax credits		7,311			5,622
Other reserves and accruals		2,924			651
		91,459			100,120
Valuation allowance		(13,421	)		(10,541	)
Total deferred tax assets		78,038			89,579
Deferred tax liabilities:
Deferred income		(13,124	)		(14,051	)
Goodwill and intangibles		(70,216	)		(70,463	)
Property, plant and equipment		(36,469	)		(33,673	)
Interest		(5,154	)		(6,542	)
Other		(5,164	)		(1,323	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(130,127	)		(126,052	)
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	(52,089	)	$	(36,473	)

Schedule 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,
	2013			2012
Prepaid and other current assets	$	9,118		$	16,059
Other assets		3,205			2,956
Current liabilities		—			(129	)
Other liabilities		(66,422	)		(55,882	)
Assets of discontinued operations		2,010			523
Net deferred liability assets	$	(52,089	)	$	(36,473	)

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

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

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
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		1,343
Reductions based on tax positions related to prior years		111
Lapse of Statutes		(974	)
Settlements		(1,836	)
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	10,520