GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Included on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2017 and September 30, 2016 are the following intangible assets gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization:

(Dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2017		September 30, 2016
Goodwill	$	353,984		323,616
Intangible assets with determinable lives:
Patents
Gross carrying amount	$	931		917
Less: accumulated amortization		751		726
Net	$	180		191
Capitalized software
Gross carrying amount	$	57,451		54,003
Less: accumulated amortization		30,301		26,737
Net	$	27,150		27,266
Customer relationships
Gross carrying amount	$	144,287		111,887
Less: accumulated amortization		32,244		28,633
Net	$	112,043		83,254
Other
Gross carrying amount	$	3,178		2,777
Less: accumulated amortization		1,084		859
Net	$	2,094		1,918
Intangible assets with indefinite lives:
Trade names	$	123,807		119,128

Schedule of Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill attributable to each business segment for the six months ended March 31, 2017 is as follows:

(Dollars in millions)	USG		Test		Filtration		Packaging		Total
Balance as of September 30, 2016		226.2		34.1		43.9		19.4		323.6
Acquisition activity		-		-		30.7				30.7
Foreign currency translation		-		-		-		(0.3)		(0.3)
Balance as of March 31, 2017	$	226.2		34.1		74.6		19.1		354.0