INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

INCOME TAXES [Abstract]

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes consisted of the following:

	2015		2014		2013
Current:
Federal	$	655	$	7,371	$	15,703
State		1,466		3,612		3,423
Foreign		10,599		10,427		4,804
		12,720		21,410		23,930
Deferred		13,644		1,395		2,244
Total	$	26,364	$	22,805	$	26,174

Reconciliation of Federal Statutory Tax Rate to Consolidated Effective Tax Rate

The reconciliation of the federal statutory tax rate to the consolidated effective tax rate was as follows:

	2015			2014			2013
Federal statutory tax rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
Effect of state income taxes, net of federal deduction		1.8			3.8			2.7
Foreign taxes less than federal statutory rate		(3.2	)		(2.1	)		(3.1	)
Other		(4.2	)		(2.2	)		(2.0	)
Effective tax rate		29.4	%		34.5	%		32.6	%

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities at September 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

	2015			2014
Deferred tax assets:
Pension and postretirement benefits	$	42,134		$	34,309
Accruals and reserves not currently deductible		27,586			28,090
Income tax credit carryforward		9,160			9,839
Operating and capital loss carryforwards		25,012			25,419
Stock options		8,550			8,366
Other		7,396			21,089
Total deferred tax assets		119,838			127,112
Valuation allowances		(20,977	)		(24,540	)
Net deferred tax assets		98,861			102,572
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation		(8,509	)		(7,651	)
Goodwill and intangible assets		(193,876	)		(183,685	)
Other		(20,490	)		(18,590	)
		(222,875	)		(209,926	)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(124,014	)	$	(107,354	)

Changes in Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits

Changes in the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits (excluding penalties and interest) are as follows:

	2015			2014			2013
Balance, beginning of year	$	4,311		$	4,516		$	4,501
Increase from acquisition		-			385			-
Increases for tax positions of prior years		475			369			-
Decreases for tax positions of prior years		(155	)		(863	)		(124	)
Increases based on tax positions related to the current year		635			623			708
Decreases due to settlements with taxing authorities		(27	)		(12	)		(250	)
Decreases due to lapse of statute of limitation		(1,153	)		(707	)		(319	)
Balance, end of year	$	4,086		$	4,311		$	4,516

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies

The Company is currently under examination in several tax jurisdictions and remains subject to examination until the statute of limitation expires for those tax jurisdictions.  As of September 30, 2015, the tax years that remain subject to examination by major jurisdiction generally are:

United States - Federal	2012 and forward
United States - State	2011 and forward
Canada	2010 and forward
Europe	2009 and forward
United Kingdom	2013 and forward
Australia	2011 and forward
Asia	2009 and forward