Acquisition And Reorganization Costs

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Acquisition And Reorganization Costs [Abstract]

Acquisition And Reorganization Costs

3.Acquisition and Reorganization Costs

Acquisition and reorganization costs during fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014 were $0,  $1,041 and $3,802, respectively.

Acquisition expenses, consisting primarily of fees for accounting, financial, legal and tax advice to support the due diligence, transaction structure and accounting for acquisitions, as well as costs in the pursuit of acquisitions that may not be consummated, were $0,$0 and $232, for fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  Acquisition costs were expensed as incurred.

Reorganization costs for severance to support changes in selected management roles throughout the organization were $0,  $1,041 and $3,486, for fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. In fiscal 2016 and 2015 the Company made severance payments of $1,002 and $2,677, respectively. Remaining payments of $302 and $0 are expected to be paid in fiscal 2017 and 2018, respectively.