BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Information on Griffon’s business segments is as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended December 31,
REVENUE		2013		2012
Home & Building Products:
ATT	$	96,608	$	77,309
CBP		121,842		112,867
Home & Building Products		218,450		190,176
Telephonics		96,025		96,050
Plastics		138,983		137,523
Total consolidated net sales	$	453,458	$	423,749

	For the Three Months Ended December 31,
INCOME BEFORE TAXES	2013			2012
Segment operating profit:
Home & Building Products	$	9,393		$	7,271
Telephonics		10,652			14,645
Plastics		5,825			2,642
Total segment operating profit		25,870			24,558
Net interest expense		(13,101	)		(13,079	)
Unallocated amounts		(7,983	)		(7,587	)
Loss on pension settlement		—			(2,142	)
Income before taxes	$	4,786		$	1,750

	For the Three Months Ended December 31,
	2013			2012
Segment adjusted EBITDA:
Home & Building Products	$	19,067		$	17,239
Telephonics		12,396			16,364
Plastics		12,743			9,319
Total Segment adjusted EBITDA		44,206			42,922
Net interest expense		(13,101	)		(13,079	)
Segment depreciation and amortization		(16,696	)		(17,256	)
Unallocated amounts		(7,983	)		(7,587	)
Restructuring charges		(842	)		(1,108	)
Acquisition costs		(798	)		—
Loss on pension settlement		—			(2,142	)
Income before taxes	$	4,786		$	1,750

	For the Three Months Ended December 31,
	2013		2012
DEPRECIATION and AMORTIZATION
Segment:
Home & Building Products	$	8,034	$	8,860
Telephonics		1,744		1,719
Plastics		6,918		6,677
Total segment depreciation and amortization		16,696		17,256
Corporate		97		101
Total consolidated depreciation and amortization	$	16,793	$	17,357
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
Segment:
Home & Building Products	$	8,468	$	9,093
Telephonics		3,367		822
Plastics		5,760		7,368
Total segment		17,595		17,283
Corporate		321		5
Total consolidated capital expenditures	$	17,916	$	17,288

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

ASSETS		At December 31, 2013		At September 30, 2013
Segment assets:
Home & Building Products	$	956,407	$	908,386
Telephonics		291,180		296,919
Plastics		426,968		422,730
Total segment assets		1,674,555		1,628,035
Corporate		73,331		156,455
Total continuing assets		1,747,886		1,784,490
Assets of discontinued operations		4,273		4,289
Consolidated total	$	1,752,159	$	1,788,779