CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Net sales	$ 120,547us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 124,450us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	70,420us-gaap_CostOfRevenue	74,281us-gaap_CostOfRevenue
Selling, general and administrative expenses	33,504	33,872
Amortization of intangible assets	1,873us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	1,686us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Interest expense, net	195us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet	692us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet
Other (income) expenses, net	(221)us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	179us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet
Total costs and expenses	105,771us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses	110,710us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
Earnings before income taxes	14,776	13,740
Income tax expense	3,948us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	4,908us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net earnings from continuing operations	10,828	8,832
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax expense of $1,306	0	2,357
Net earnings	$ 10,828us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	$ 11,189us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Earnings per share:
Basic - Continuing operations	$ 0.41	$ 0.33
- Discontinued operations	$ 0.00	$ 0.09
- Net earnings	$ 0.41us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic	$ 0.42us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Diluted - Continuing operations	$ 0.41	$ 0.33
- Discontinued operations	$ 0.00	$ 0.09
- Net earnings	$ 0.41us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted	$ 0.42us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted

The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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