Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Goodwill And Intangibles

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Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, that lack physical substance, having a projected indefinite period of benefit, acquired at the acquisition date.

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The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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ACQUISITIONS (Details) - Summary of Goodwill and Intangible Asset Classifications (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified			9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Customer relationships [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Recent Acquirees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Recent Acquirees [Member] Customer relationships [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Recent Acquirees [Member] Tradenames [Member]	May 21, 2014 Cyclone [Member]	May 21, 2014 Cyclone [Member] Customer relationships [Member]	May 21, 2014 Cyclone [Member] Tradenames [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Northcote [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Northcote [Member] Customer relationships [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Northcote [Member] Tradenames [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 381,315	$ 357,730		$ 21,689			$ 10,072			$ 11,617
Indefinite life intangible assets				3,560		3,560	1,874		1,874	1,686		1,686
Amortizable intangible assets				15,867	15,867		9,844	9,844		6,023	6,023
Amortization Period (Years)			25 years
Total Goodwill and Intangibles				$ 41,116			$ 21,790			$ 19,326