CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	49,000,000	49,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	30,082,416	29,866,664
Common stock restricted shares (in shares)	437,661	403,195
Treasury stock shares (in shares)	9,915,167	9,756,955