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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Goodwill RollForward (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
GoodwillRollForward
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	$ 17,249	$ 14,993
Acquisitions	23,264	2,256
Divestitures	577
Goodwill, Ending Balance	39,936	17,249
Residential [Member]
GoodwillRollForward
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	8,631	8,631
Acquisitions	0	0
Goodwill, Ending Balance	8,631	8,631
Commercial & Industrial [Member]
GoodwillRollForward
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	0	0
Acquisitions	3,806	0
Goodwill, Ending Balance	3,806	0
Infrastructure Solutions [Member]
GoodwillRollForward
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	8,618	6,362
Acquisitions	19,458	2,256
Divestitures	577
Goodwill, Ending Balance	$ 27,499	$ 8,618

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

+ References

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
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