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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net earnings $ 183,156 $ 192,806
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization 97,582 108,468
Impairment of assets sold (Note 10) 37,902  
Net (gain) loss on sales of assets and businesses (11,012) 880
Gain on cross-currency interest rate swaps, net (Note 8) (30,481)  
Stock-based compensation 20,088 15,634
Deferred income taxes (1,756) (8,628)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
Trade accounts receivable 63,253 (31,240)
Unbilled receivables (contract assets) (53,851) (52,315)
Costs to fulfill a contract (18,044) (13,010)
Inventories (6,402) (57,884)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (124,231) 31,307
Contract liabilities 21,491 23,045
Income taxes (33,085) (3,862)
Retirement benefit obligations (3,249) (2,989)
Other 71,055 16,990
Net cash provided by operating activities 212,416 219,202
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Payments for purchase of property, plant, and equipment (39,072) (77,905)
Proceeds from sale of assets 18,844 809
Proceeds from business divestiture 10,443  
Proceeds from sales of short-term investments 12,700 10,259
Payments for purchases of short-term investments (13,109) (12,989)
Net cash (used in) investing activities (10,194) (79,826)
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Cash dividends paid (32,587) (28,985)
Proceeds from sales of treasury stock 14,790 33,715
Payments for repurchases of common stock (13,346) (110,311)
Borrowings on revolving lines of credit and short-term borrowings 1,027,342 1,286,258
Payments on revolving lines of credit and short-term borrowings (1,191,319) (1,194,045)
Payments of long-term debt and finance lease obligations (1,187) (143,402)
Payments for debt financing costs   (2,238)
Net cash (used in) financing activities (196,307) (159,008)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (3,625) (660)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 2,290 (20,292)
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash, at beginning of year 99,073 83,594
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash, at end of period $ 101,363 $ 63,302