Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Depreciable lives by major classification are as follows:

Building and improvements	20	-	40	years
Machinery, equipment and other	2	-	15	years

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	September 30,
	2013		2012
Land, buildings and improvements	$	164,654	$	88,580
Machinery, equipment and other	405,126		247,065
Construction in progress	46,668		18,366
	$	616,448	$	354,011
Less accumulated depreciation	203,897		139,994
	$	412,551	$	214,017