Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 402,470	$ 568,860
Restricted cash	845	394
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $1,029 and $980, respectively	400,262	365,513
Inventories	701,666	654,642
Prepaid expenses and other	32,313	28,046
Total current assets	1,537,556	1,617,455
Property, plant and equipment, net	324,484	314,665
Deferred income tax assets	5,464	5,292
Other	42,470	38,770
Total non-current assets	372,418	358,727
Total assets	1,909,974	1,976,182
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	180,772	286,934
Accounts payable	431,659	413,999
Customer deposits	104,914	107,837
Accrued salaries and wages	48,973	49,376
Other accrued liabilities	66,844	49,445
Total current liabilities	833,162	907,591
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current portion	27,217	26,173
Long-term accrued income taxes payable	91,905	0
Deferred income tax liabilities	19,738	0
Other liabilities	17,449	16,479
Total non-current liabilities	156,309	42,652
Total liabilities	989,471	950,243
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 5,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $.01 par value, 200,000 shares authorized, 52,435 and 51,934 shares issued, respectively, and 33,293 and 33,464 shares outstanding, respectively	524	519
Additional paid-in capital	567,535	555,297
Common stock held in treasury, at cost, 19,142 and 18,470 shares, respectively	(615,263)	(574,104)
Retained earnings	963,003	1,049,206
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	4,704	(4,979)
Total shareholders’ equity	920,503	1,025,939
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 1,909,974	$ 1,976,182