CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 104,739	$ 61,808
Accounts receivable, net	138,080	158,715
Contract assets	101,533	110,211
Inventories, net	152,264	124,956
Other current assets	16,868	14,190
Assets of discontinued operations - current		25,314
Total current assets	513,484	495,194
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $127,311 and $113,520, respectively	141,461	127,843
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $123,812 and $107,247, respectively	370,100	381,605
Goodwill	389,942	390,256
Operating lease assets	18,351
Other assets	11,247	4,445
Assets of discontinued operations - other		67,377
Total assets	1,444,585	1,466,720
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt and short-term borrowings	21,577	20,000
Accounts payable	54,305	63,800
Contract liabilities	87,421	81,177
Accrued salaries	29,137	37,194
Accrued other expenses	49,975	37,947
Liabilities of discontinued operations - current		11,517
Total current liabilities	242,415	251,635
Pension obligations	13,114	22,682
Deferred tax liabilities	65,954	60,856
Non-current operating lease liabilities	14,357
Other liabilities	35,288	36,326
Long-term debt	130,000	265,000
Liabilities of discontinued operations - other		3,999
Total liabilities	501,128	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 30,645,625 and 30,596,940 shares, respectively	307	306
Additional paid-in capital	292,631	292,408
Retained earnings	801,787	684,741
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(44,134)	(43,974)
Total stockholders' equity before treasury stock	1,050,591	933,481
Less treasury stock, at cost: 4,607,911 and 4,615,627 common shares, respectively	(107,134)	(107,259)
Total shareholders' equity	943,457	826,222
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 1,444,585	$ 1,466,720