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Other Financial Data | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Other Financial Data |
| 14. | Other Financial Data
Items charged to continuing operations during 2015, 2014 and 2013 included the following:
(Dollars in thousands) |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Salaries and wages (including fringes) |  | $ | 152,853 |  |  | 158,333 |  |  | 151,805 |
Maintenance and repairs |  |  | 4,700 |  |  | 4,638 |  |  | 4,368 |
Research and development (R&D) costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Company-sponsored |  |  | 16,728 |  |  | 16,880 |  |  | 12,704 |
Customer-sponsored |  |  | 6,776 |  |  | 11,586 |  |  | 15,014 |
Total R&D |  |  | 23,504 |  |  | 28,466 |  |  | 27,718 |
Other engineering costs |  |  | 13,899 |  |  | 12,484 |  |  | 7,715 |
Total R&D and other engineering costs |  |  | 37,403 |  |  | 40,950 |  |  | 35,433 |
As a % of net sales |  |  | 7.0 | % |  | 7.7 | % |  | 7.2 | %
A reconciliation of the changes in accrued product warranty liability for 2015, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Balance as of October 1, |  | $ | 1,480 |  |  | 1,880 |  |  | 1,536 |
Additions charged to expense |  |  | 754 |  |  | 239 |  |  | 1,048 |
Deductions |  |  | (467) |  |  | (639) |  |  | (704) |
Balance as of September 30, |  | $ | 1,767 |  |  | 1,480 |  |  | 1,880 |

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