Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of Guarantors (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Condensed Parent Company Statements of Income
Net sales	$ 827,105	$ 789,227
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	441,718	428,749
Advertising, promotion and catalog	38,522	35,844
Selling, general and administrative	232,684	219,509
Total costs and expenses	712,924	684,102
Income from operations	114,181	105,125
Other income (expense):
Interest	(34,818)	(37,132)
Miscellaneous, net	990	447
Total other expense	(33,828)	(36,685)
Income from operations before income taxes	80,353	68,440
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	26,532	23,269
Net income	53,821	45,171
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes:
Foreign currency translation adjustment , net of taxes	12,196	(1,279)
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps, net of taxes	1,085	1,308
Comprehensive income	67,102	45,200
Parent Company
Costs and expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	22,273	22,837
Total costs and expenses	22,273	22,837
Income from operations	(22,273)	(22,837)
Other income (expense):
Intercompany interest	39,708	39,658
Interest	(34,798)	(37,133)
Miscellaneous, net	910	74
Total other expense	5,820	2,599
Income from operations before income taxes	(16,453)	(20,238)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	(5,369)	(6,128)
Equity in income of subsidiaries	64,905	59,281
Net income	53,821	45,171
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes:
Foreign currency translation adjustment , net of taxes	12,196	(1,279)
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps, net of taxes	1,085	1,308
Comprehensive income	67,102	45,200
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Parent Company Statements of Income
Net sales	571,066	563,570
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	341,868	342,474
Advertising, promotion and catalog	29,114	28,716
Selling, general and administrative	116,880	109,882
Total costs and expenses	487,862	481,072
Income from operations	83,204	82,498
Other income (expense):
Intercompany interest	(34,798)	(37,133)
Miscellaneous, net	951	2,097
Total other expense	(33,847)	(35,036)
Income from operations before income taxes	49,357	47,462
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	18,615	17,857
Net income	30,742	29,605
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes:
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps, net of taxes	1,085	1,308
Comprehensive income	31,827	30,913
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Parent Company Statements of Income
Net sales	285,141	251,341
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	128,952	111,959
Advertising, promotion and catalog	9,408	7,128
Selling, general and administrative	93,531	86,790
Total costs and expenses	231,891	205,877
Income from operations	53,250	45,464
Other income (expense):
Intercompany interest	(4,910)	(2,525)
Interest	(20)
Miscellaneous, net	(871)	(1,723)
Total other expense	(5,801)	(4,248)
Income from operations before income taxes	47,449	41,216
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	13,286	11,540
Net income	34,163	29,676
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes:
Foreign currency translation adjustment , net of taxes	9,915	2,803
Comprehensive income	44,078	32,479
Eliminations
Condensed Parent Company Statements of Income
Net sales	(29,102)	(25,684)
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	(29,102)	(25,684)
Total costs and expenses	(29,102)	(25,684)
Other income (expense):
Equity in income of subsidiaries	(64,905)	(59,281)
Net income	(64,905)	(59,281)
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes:
Foreign currency translation adjustment , net of taxes	(9,915)	(2,803)
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps, net of taxes	(1,085)	(1,308)
Comprehensive income	$ (75,905)	$ (63,392)