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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
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 quarter ended December 31, 2013:


    At September 30,
2013
    Goodwill from 2014
acquisitions
    Other adjustments
including currency
translations
    At December 31,
2013
 
Home & Building Products   $ 269,802     $ 11,168     $     $ 280,970  
Telephonics     18,545                   18,545  
Plastics     69,383             (361 )     69,022  
Total   $ 357,730     $ 11,168     $ (361 )   $ 368,537  

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


    At December 31, 2013           At September 30, 2013  
    Gross Carrying
Amount
    Accumulated
Amortization
    Average
Life
(Years)
    Gross Carrying
Amount
    Accumulated
Amortization
 
                               
Customer relationships   $ 172,246     $ 30,706       25     $ 166,985     $ 29,049  
Unpatented technology     6,804       3,047       12.5       6,804       2,916  
Total amortizable intangible assets     179,050       33,753               173,789       31,965  
Trademarks     80,782                     79,567        
Total intangible assets   $ 259,832     $ 33,753             $ 253,356     $ 31,965  

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $1,888 and $1,986 for the quarters ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.


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