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Quarterly Financial Information | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract] |
Quarterly Financial Information | 17. Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)
|  | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fiscal
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) |  | Quarter | Quarter | Quarter | Quarter | Year
2011 |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ | 159,936 | 166,748 | 176,326 | 190,701 | 693,711
Net earnings |  | 10,813 | 13,227 | 13,078 | 15,383 | 52,501
Basic earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings |  | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.58 | 1.97
Diluted earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings |  | 0.40 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.57 | 1.95
Dividends declared per common share | $ | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.32
2010 |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ | 112,705 | 129,281 | 157,582 | 207,925 | 607,493
Net earnings |  | 436 | 5,966 | 14,547 | 23,897 | 44,846
Basic earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings |  | 0.02 | 0.23 | 0.55 | 0.90 | 1.70
Diluted earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings |  | 0.02 | 0.22 | 0.55 | 0.89 | 1.68
Dividends declared per common share | $ | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.32
See Notes 2 and 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of acquisition and divestiture activity. During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company recorded a $6.5 million charge related to the write-down of certain Aclara inventory which was determined to be obsolete as next generation AMI products are currently being offered for sale and a $6.6 million gain representing the revaluation of a contingent consideration liability related to a previous acquisition.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the quarterly financial data in the annual financial statements. The disclosure may include a tabular presentation of financial information for each fiscal quarter for the current and previous year, including revenues, gross profit, income or loss before extraordinary items and earnings per share data. It also includes an indication if the information in the note is unaudited, comments on the aggregate effect of year-end adjustments, and an explanation of matters or transactions that affect comparability or are pertinent to an understanding of the information furnished. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 6 -Section G -Subsection 1 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 270 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 12 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6372559&loc=d3e725-108305 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 28 -Paragraph 23, 24 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 270 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 13 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6372559&loc=d3e765-108305 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 28 -Paragraph 30 -Subparagraph a-j -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-K (SK) -Number 229 -Section 302 -Paragraph a Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 270 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a)-(j) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6952194&loc=d3e1280-108306 + Details
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