INVENTORIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Inventories [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

	March 31,		September 30,
(In thousands)	2017		2016
Finished goods	$	23,718		19,451
Work in process		44,019		37,922
Raw materials		49,772		48,169
Total inventories	$	117,509		105,542