CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Net sales	$ 171,728	$ 163,365
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	106,727	102,454
Selling, general and administrative expenses	42,105	38,540
Amortization of intangible assets	5,810	4,400
Interest expense, net	2,421	1,855
Other expenses (income), net	295	(7,379)
Total costs and expenses	157,358	139,870
Earnings before income taxes	14,370	23,495
Income tax expense	3,606	6,145
Earnings from continuing operations	10,764	17,350
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax expense (benefit) of $269 and $(205)	(601)	(33)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax expense of $23,734	76,614
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations	76,013	(33)
Net earnings	$ 86,777	$ 17,317
Earnings per share:
Basic - Continuing operations	$ 0.41	$ 0.67
Basic - Discontinued operations	2.93	0.00
Basic - Net earnings	3.34	0.67
Diluted - Continuing operations	0.41	0.66
Diluted - Discontinued operations	2.91	0.00
Diluted - Net earnings	$ 3.32	$ 0.66