EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS) (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

The following table is a reconciliation of the share amounts (in thousands) used in computing earnings per share:

	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2013		2012
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic		52,754		55,153
Incremental shares from stock based compensation		1,879		2,112
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		54,633		57,265
Anti-dilutive options excluded from diluted EPS computation		710		884