Share-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

A summary of our share-based compensation expense during the nine months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:



	Nine Months Ended June 30,
(In thousands, except average service periods)	2015		2014
Share-based compensation recognized	$	9,277	$	10,924
Unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures	19,416		20,423
Remaining weighted-average service period (years)	2.1		1.9

Restricted Stock Units

A summary of our restricted stock activity for the nine months ended June 30, 2015 is as follows:



	Number of Shares (000s)		Weighted Average Fair Value
Unvested at October 1, 2014	622		$	47.62
Granted	393		36.20
Vested	(199	)	41.98
Forfeited	(101	)	45.85
Unvested at June 30, 2015	715		43.16

Performance Units

During the nine months ended June 30, 2015, we granted to certain employees share-based awards that are subject to market-based performance conditions ("performance units"). The grant date fair value of these performance units was determined through use of the Monte Carlo simulation method. A summary of performance unit stock activity for the nine months ended June 30, 2015 is as follows:



	Number of Shares (000s)		Weighted Average Fair Value
Unvested at October 1, 2014	264		$	45.87
Granted	133		37.08
Vested	(98	)	40.28
Forfeited	(59	)	44.08
Unvested at June 30, 2015	240		43.73

Stock Options

A summary of stock option activity for the nine months ended June 30, 2015 is as follows:



	Number of Options (000s)		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000s)
Outstanding at October 1, 2014	833		$	33.52
Granted	—		—
Exercised	(68	)	15.57			$	1,227
Forfeited	(17	)	40.57
Expired	(8	)	12.31
Outstanding at June 30, 2015	740		35.23		4.6	1,158
Exercisable at June 30, 2015	691		34.78		4.5	1,158