SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Restricted Stock Activity

The transactions for restricted shares and restricted share units for the year ended September 30, 2023 were as follows:

	Shares	Weighted- average Grant-date Fair Value
Non-vested at September 30, 2022	1,459,233	$	33.78
Granted	618,050	27.69
Vested	(211,158)	34.94
Expired or forfeited	(137,428)	40.89
Non-vested at September 30, 2023	1,728,697	$	30.90

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions

The following table indicates the assumptions used in estimating the fair value of certain stock-based awards granted during the year ended September 30, 2021.

	Restricted Share Units		Stock Options
Expected volatility	42.9	%	41.9	%
Dividend yield	3.2	%	3.1	%
Average risk-free interest rate	0.2	%	0.5	%
Average expected term (years)	3.0		5.0