CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 100,195	$ 61,808
Accounts receivable, net	157,050	158,715
Contract assets	96,100	110,211
Inventories, net	141,027	124,956
Other current assets	17,228	14,190
Assets of discontinued operations - current		25,314
Total current assets	511,600	495,194
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $122,204 and $113,520, respectively	139,248	127,843
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $118,277 and $107,247, respectively	371,779	381,605
Goodwill	389,630	390,256
Operating lease assets	18,901
Other assets	10,421	4,445
Assets of discontinued operations - other		67,377
Total assets	1,441,579	1,466,720
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	20,000	20,000
Accounts payable	53,617	63,800
Contract liabilities	95,382	81,177
Accrued salaries	27,062	37,194
Accrued other expenses	54,968	37,947
Liabilities of discontinued operations - current		11,517
Total current liabilities	251,029	251,635
Pension obligations	22,861	22,682
Deferred tax liabilities	61,690	60,856
Non-current operating lease liabilities	15,010
Other liabilities	34,782	36,326
Long-term debt	130,000	265,000
Liabilities of discontinued operations - other		3,999
Total liabilities	515,372	640,498
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share, authorized 10,000,000 shares
Common stock, par value $.01 per share, authorized 50,000,000 shares, issued 30,596,940 and	306	306
Additional paid-in capital	294,787	292,408
Retained earnings	785,184	684,741
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(46,936)	(43,974)
Total stockholders' equity before treasury stock	1,033,341	933,481
Less treasury stock, at cost: 4,607,911 and 4,615,627 common shares, respectively	(107,134)	(107,259)
Total shareholders' equity	926,207	826,222
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 1,441,579	$ 1,466,720