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Supplemental Quarterly Financial Data (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 11, 2020 | Dec. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018
Net (gain) loss on sales of assets | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 23,598 | $ (1,925) | $ 1,106
Non-cash impairment charge |  |  |  |  |  | $ 37,902 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on cross-currency interest rate swaps, net |  |  |  |  | $ 30,481 |  |  |  |  |  | 30,481 |  |
Swap termination fee |  |  |  |  | 3,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transition tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,588 |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,601 |  |  |  | 37,902 |  |
Non-cash impairment charge |  |  |  |  |  | 37,902 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,216 |  | 17,013
Senvion [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,601 |  |  |  |  |  |
Duarte Plant Relocation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Duarte move related costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,930 | 7,035 | $ 9,161 | $ 6,963 |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 17,013
Industrial [Member] | Business Acquisition, Acquiree - L'Orange [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non cash acquisition related charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,604 | 8,985 | 9,511 |  |  |
Unallocated Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,601 |  |  |  |  |  |
Unallocated Corporate [Member] | Business Acquisition, Acquiree - L'Orange [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  | $ 3,176 | $ 19,040 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aerospace [Member] | Duarte Plant Relocation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Duarte move related costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,930 | $ 7,035 | $ 9,161 | $ 6,963 |  |  |
Duarte Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (gain) loss on sales of assets |  | $ 8,801 | $ 13,522 | $ 8,801 |  | $ 13,522 |  |  |  |  | $ (22,323) |  |
[1] | Included in net (gain) loss on sale of assets and businesses for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 was the pre-tax gain on sale of Duarte real property in the amount of $22,323, the pre-tax gain on sale of the Loveland campus of $2,330, and a net loss on divestiture of the disposal group of $515.

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