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Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events
14. Subsequent Events

On November 5, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized it to repurchase up to $30 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock in open-market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, block trades, accelerated share repurchase transactions, tender offers or by any combination of such methods. The authorization has no fixed expiration date.

On November 11, 2014, the Company entered into an accelerated share repurchase program with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. In connection with the agreement, the Company made an initial $20.0 million payment to the bank and immediately received an initial delivery of 758,143 shares of its common stock with a fair value of $16.0 million as of the purchase date. Effective as of the date of the initial share purchase, the transaction was accounted for as a share retirement, resulting in a reduction of common stock, additional paid-in capital, and retained earnings of less than $0.1 million, $2.7 million and $13.3 million, respectively. The remaining $4.0 million of the Company’s initial payment will be reported as a reduction in retained earnings. Based on the facts associated with the agreement, the forward contract is indexed to the Company’s common stock and meets the U.S. GAAP requirements to be classified as permanent equity. As long as the forward contract continues to meet the requirements to be classified as permanent equity, the Company will not record future changes in its fair value. The Company expects it will continue to meet those requirements through the settlement date.

The agreement expires in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015; however the bank has the right to accelerate the end of the purchase period. Upon settlement of the contract, the Company will adjust common stock, as well as either additional paid-in capital or retained earnings, as appropriate, to reflect the final settlement amount. The specific number of shares that the Company will ultimately purchase under the accelerated share purchase agreement will be based on the volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the Company’s common stock during the purchase period, less an agreed upon discount. The maximum amount of shares of common stock the Company can be required to issue to settle the agreement cannot exceed 1,870,907. The Company has sufficient authorized and unissued shares available to deliver the maximum share amount. For every $1.00 increase or decrease in the Company’s VWAP, based on a closing stock price of $21.38 on November 11, 2014, the settlement amount will change by approximately 45,000 shares.