CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Net sales	$ 172,665	$ 178,259	$ 524,885	$ 512,867
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	107,686	105,036	327,655	311,037
Selling, general and administrative expenses	36,936	41,226	119,023	119,093
Amortization of intangible assets	5,535	4,445	16,565	13,216
Interest expense, net	1,523	1,878	5,264	5,586
Other (income) expenses, net	(824)	2,007	174	(3,350)
Total costs and expenses	150,856	154,592	468,681	445,582
Earnings before income taxes	21,809	23,667	56,204	67,285
Income tax expense	3,122	4,622	8,931	13,068
Earnings from continuing operations	18,687	19,045	47,273	54,217
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax expense		1,022	(601)	1,964
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax expense of $23,734			76,614
Earnings from discontinued operations			76,013	1,964
Net earnings	$ 18,687	$ 20,067	$ 123,286	$ 56,181
Earnings per share:
Basic - Continuing operations	$ 0.72	$ 0.73	$ 1.82	$ 2.09
Basic - Discontinued operations		0.04	2.92	0.08
Basic - Net earnings	0.72	0.77	4.74	2.17
Diluted - Continuing operations	0.72	0.73	1.81	2.07
Diluted - Discontinued operations		0.04	2.91	0.08
Diluted - Net earnings	$ 0.72	$ 0.77	$ 4.72	$ 2.15