CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 39,825	$ 39,411
Accounts receivable, net	101,192	102,607
Costs and estimated earnings on long-term contracts, less progress billings of $49,305 and $25,309, respectively	30,851	28,387
Inventories	104,260	99,786
Current portion of deferred tax assets	15,626	15,558
Other current assets	9,074	12,502
Total current assets	300,828	298,251
Property, plant and equipment:
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $78,476 and $76,727, respectively	80,941	77,358
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $48,986 and $46,292, respectively	193,274	190,748
Goodwill	295,561	291,157
Other assets	7,781	6,694
Total assets	878,385	864,208
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	20,000	20,000
Accounts payable	29,575	37,863
Advance payments on long-term contracts, less costs incurred of $35,519 and $49,779, respectively	17,229	18,626
Accrued salaries	15,262	23,373
Current portion of deferred revenue	22,260	21,498
Accrued other expenses	24,412	21,851
Total current liabilities	128,738	143,211
Pension obligations	30,642	30,382
Deferred tax liabilities	75,796	74,469
Other liabilities	2,072	1,964
Long-term debt	50,000	30,000
Total liabilities	287,248	280,026
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share, authorized 10,000,000 shares	0	0
Common stock, par value $.01 per share, authorized 50,000,000 shares, issued 30,358,864 and 30,358,864 shares, respectively	304	304
Additional paid-in capital	287,694	286,485
Retained earnings	440,395	433,632
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(33,613)	(32,538)
Total stockholders' equity before Treasury Stock	694,780	687,883
Less treasury stock, at cost: 4,538,614 and 4,542,214 common shares, respectively	(103,643)	(103,701)
Total shareholders' equity	591,137	584,182
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 878,385	$ 864,208