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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Total stockholders equity | Common Stock [Member] | Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] | Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Earnings [Member] | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments [Member] | Unrealized Derivative Gains (Losses) [Member] | Minimum Retirement Benefit Liability Adjustments [Member] | Deferred Compensation in Equity [Member] | Retained Earnings [Member] | Treasury Stock at Cost [Member] | Treasury Stock Held for Deferred Compensaton [Member] | Total
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Balances at Sep. 30, 2014 | $ 1,160,944 | $ 106 | $ 112,491 | $ (3,533) | $ 10,819 | $ 105 | $ (14,457) | $ 3,915 | $ 1,338,468 | $ (286,588) | $ (3,915) |
Balance, Common Stock, shares at Sep. 30, 2014 |  | 72,960,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, Treasury Stock, shares at Sep. 30, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,397,000) |  |
Balance, Treasury stock held for deferred compensation, Shares at Sep. 30, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (198,000) |
Net earnings | 131,392 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 131,392 |  |  | $ 131,392
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | (25,769) |  |  | (25,769) | (26,455) | 46 | 640 |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends paid | (18,285) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (18,285) |  |  |
Purchases of treasury stock | (157,118) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (157,118) |  |
Purchases of treasury stock, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,670,000) |  |
Sales of treasury stock | 7,936 |  | (4,841) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,777 |  |
Sales of treasury stock, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 428,000 |  |
Common shares issued from treasury stock for benefit plans | 12,574 |  | 4,490 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,084 |  |
Common shares issued from treasury stock for benefit plans, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 259,000 |  |
Tax benefit attributable to stock-based compensation | 4,511 |  | 4,511 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation | 11,086 |  | 11,086 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchases of stock by deferred compensation plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 876 |  |  | $ (876) |
Purchases of stock by deferred compensation plan, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (18,000) |
Distribution of stock from deferred compensation plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (477) |  |  | $ 477 |
Distribution of stock from deferred compensation plan, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43,000 |
Balances at Jun. 30, 2015 | 1,127,271 | $ 106 | 127,737 | (29,302) | (15,636) | 151 | (13,817) | 4,314 | 1,451,575 | $ (422,845) | $ (4,314) |
Balance, Common Stock, shares at Jun. 30, 2015 |  | 72,960,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, Treasury Stock, shares at Jun. 30, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (9,380,000) |  |
Balance, Treasury stock held for deferred compensation, Shares at Jun. 30, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (173,000) |
Balances at Sep. 30, 2015 | 1,153,104 | $ 106 | 131,231 | (51,458) | (21,610) | 166 | (30,014) | 4,322 | 1,495,274 | $ (422,049) | $ (4,322) | $ 1,153,104
Balance, Preferred Stock, shares at Sep. 30, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Balance, Common Stock, shares at Sep. 30, 2015 |  | 72,960,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72,960,000
Balance, Treasury Stock, shares at Sep. 30, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (9,763,000) |  | (9,763,000)
Balance, Treasury stock held for deferred compensation, Shares at Sep. 30, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (173,000) | (173,000)
Net earnings | 117,691 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 117,691 |  |  | $ 117,691
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | (6,726) |  |  | (6,726) | (8,427) | 25 | 1,676 |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends paid | (19,841) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (19,841) |  |  |
Purchases of treasury stock | (126,295) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (126,295) |  |
Purchases of treasury stock, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,660,000) |  |
Sales of treasury stock | 13,286 |  | (7,961) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 21,247 |  |
Sales of treasury stock, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 605,000 |  |
Common shares issued from treasury stock for benefit plans | 13,999 |  | 5,319 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,680 |  |
Common shares issued from treasury stock for benefit plans, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 317,000 |  |
Tax benefit attributable to stock-based compensation | 39 |  | 39 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation | 13,267 |  | 13,267 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchases of stock by deferred compensation plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,232 |  |  | $ (1,232) |
Purchases of stock by deferred compensation plan, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (25,000) |
Distribution of stock from deferred compensation plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (493) |  |  | $ 493 |
Distribution of stock from deferred compensation plan, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41,000 |
Balances at Jun. 30, 2016 | $ 1,158,524 | $ 106 | $ 141,895 | $ (58,184) | $ (30,037) | $ 191 | $ (28,338) | $ 5,061 | $ 1,593,124 | $ (518,417) | $ (5,061) | $ 1,158,524
Balance, Preferred Stock, shares at Jun. 30, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Balance, Common Stock, shares at Jun. 30, 2016 |  | 72,960,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72,960,000
Balance, Treasury Stock, shares at Jun. 30, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (11,501,000) |  | (11,501,000)
Balance, Treasury stock held for deferred compensation, Shares at Jun. 30, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (157,000) | (157,000)

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