Other Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule Of Other Financial Data

Items charged to continuing operations during 2015, 2014 and 2013 included the following:

(Dollars in thousands)	2015			2014			2013
Salaries and wages (including fringes)	$	152,853			158,333			151,805
Maintenance and repairs		4,700			4,638			4,368
Research and development (R&D) costs:
Company-sponsored		16,728			16,880			12,704
Customer-sponsored		6,776			11,586			15,014
Total R&D		23,504			28,466			27,718
Other engineering costs		13,899			12,484			7,715
Total R&D and other engineering costs		37,403			40,950			35,433
As a % of net sales		7.0	%		7.7	%		7.2	%

Schedule Of Changes In Accrued Product Warranty Liability

A reconciliation of the changes in accrued product warranty liability for 2015, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	2015		2014		2013
Balance as of October 1,	$	1,480		1,880		1,536
Additions charged to expense		754		239		1,048
Deductions		(467)		(639)		(704)
Balance as of September 30,	$	1,767		1,480		1,880