Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of Guarantors of the Notes (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
Net sales	$ 789,227	$ 715,209
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	428,749	389,582
Advertising, promotion and catalog	35,844	36,931
Selling, general and administrative	219,509	202,023
Total costs and expenses	684,102	628,536
Income from operations	105,125	86,673
Other income (expense):
Interest	(37,132)	(49,200)
Miscellaneous, net	447	1,778
Total other expense	(36,685)	(47,422)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	68,440	39,251
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	23,269	12,842
Income from continuing operations	45,171	26,409
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		674
Net income	45,171	27,083
Parent Company
Costs and expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	22,837	19,817
Total costs and expenses	22,837	19,817
Income from operations	(22,837)	(19,817)
Other income (expense):
Intercompany interest	2,525	3,019
Interest	(37,132)	(49,200)
Miscellaneous, net	73	96
Total other expense	(34,534)	(46,085)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	(57,371)	(65,902)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(17,880)	(21,693)
Equity in income of subsidiaries	84,662	71,292
Income from continuing operations		(44,209)
Net income	45,171	27,083
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
Net sales	563,570	522,123
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	342,474	318,231
Advertising, promotion and catalog	28,716	28,975
Selling, general and administrative	109,882	102,189
Total costs and expenses	481,072	449,395
Income from operations	82,498	72,728
Other income (expense):
Miscellaneous, net	2,097	2,444
Total other expense	2,097	2,444
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	84,595	75,172
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	29,609	26,310
Income from continuing operations		48,862
Net income	54,986	48,862
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
Net sales	251,341	222,388
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	111,959	100,653
Advertising, promotion and catalog	7,128	7,956
Selling, general and administrative	86,790	80,017
Total costs and expenses	205,877	188,626
Income from operations	45,464	33,762
Other income (expense):
Intercompany interest	(2,525)	(3,019)
Miscellaneous, net	(1,723)	(762)
Total other expense	(4,248)	(3,781)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	41,216	29,981
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	11,540	8,225
Income from continuing operations		21,756
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		674
Net income	29,676	22,430
Eliminations
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
Net sales	(25,684)	(29,302)
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	(25,684)	(29,302)
Total costs and expenses	(25,684)	(29,302)
Other income (expense):
Equity in income of subsidiaries	(84,662)	(71,292)
Net income	$ (84,662)	$ (71,292)