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Detail Of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Detail Of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts [Abstract] |
Activity In Allowance For Doubtful Accounts |
| September 30,
| 2012 | 2011
Balance at beginning of year | $ 391 | $ 907
Increase (decrease) to bad debt expense | 842 | (114)
Deductions for uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries | 142 | (394)
Increase (decrease) due to foreign currency translation | 24 | (8)
Balance at end of year | $ 1,399 | $ 391
Activity In Product Warranty Accrual |
| September 30,
| 2012 | 2011
Balance at beginning of year | $ 4,603 | $ 5,929
Increase to warranty expense | 3,624 | 788
Deductions for warranty charges | (2,323) | (2,432)
Increase (decrease) due to foreign currency translation | (190) | 318
Balance at end of year | $ 5,714 | $ 4,603
Components Of Inventories |
| September 30,
| 2012 | 2011
Raw materials, parts and subassemblies | $ 33,632 | $ 38,400
Work-in-progress | 6,422 | 5,892
Provision for excess and obsolete inventory | (7,137) | (7,652)
Total inventories | $ 32,917 | $ 36,640
Cost And Estimated Earnings On Uncompleted Contracts |
| September 30,
| 2012 | 2011
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts | $ 635,714 | $ 475,525
Estimated earnings | 168,480 | 131,367
| 804,194 | 606,892
Less: Billings to date | 754,604 | 599,847
Net underbilled position | $ 49,590 | $ 7,045
Included in the accompanying balance sheets under the following captions: |  |
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts – underbilled | $ 86,734 | $ 51,568
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts – overbilled | (37,144) | (44,523)
Net underbilled position | $ 49,590 | $ 7,045
Schedule Of Property, Plant And Equipment |
| September 30, | Range of
| 2012 | 2011 | Asset Lives
Land | $ 24,766 | $ 7,640 | —
Buildings and improvements | 55,431 | 54,321 | 3 - 39 Years
Machinery and equipment | 67,007 | 62,456 | 3 - 15 Years
Furniture and fixtures | 2,940 | 3,203 | 3 - 10 Years
Construction in process | 7,224 | 2,625 | —
| 157,368 | 130,245 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (78,716) | (70,608) |
Total property, plant and equipment, net | $ 78,652 | $ 59,637 |

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