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Detail of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Detail of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts | C. DETAIL OF SELECTED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Activity in our allowance for doubtful accounts receivable consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
| June 30, |  |  | June 30, |
| 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 501 |  |  | $ | 818 |  |  | $ | 572 |  |  | $ | 1,297 |
Bad debt expense/(recovery) |  | 676 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 616 |  |  |  | (310 | )
Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries |  | (38 | ) |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | (46 | ) |  |  | (156 | )
Change in foreign currency translation |  | 5 |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | (14 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 1,144 |  |  | $ | 817 |  |  | $ | 1,144 |  |  | $ | 817 |
Inventories: The components of inventories are summarized below (in thousands):
| June 30, |  |  | September 30, |
| 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Raw materials, parts and subassemblies | $ | 31,484 |  |  | $ | 30,077 |
Work-in-progress |  | 1,551 |  |  |  | 3,818 |
Provision for excess and obsolete inventory |  | (4,326 | ) |  |  | (4,932 | )
Total inventories | $ | 28,709 |  |  | $ | 28,963 |
Cost and Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted Contracts The components of costs and estimated earnings and related amounts billed on uncompleted contracts are summarized below (in thousands):
| June 30, |  |  | September 30, |
| 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts | $ | 709,561 |  |  | $ | 618,570 |
Estimated earnings |  | 182,506 |  |  |  | 159,962 |
|  | 892,067 |  |  |  | 778,532 |
Less: Billings to date |  | (842,322 | ) |  |  | (747,446 | )
Net underbilled position | $ | 49,745 |  |  | $ | 31,086 |
Included in the accompanying balance sheets under the following captions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts – underbilled | $ | 83,999 |  |  | $ | 79,420 |
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts – overbilled |  | (34,254 | ) |  |  | (48,334 | )
Net underbilled position | $ | 49,745 |  |  | $ | 31,086 |
Warranty Accrual Activity in our product warranty accrual consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
| June 30, |  |  | June 30, |
| 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 4,833 |  |  | $ | 5,109 |  |  | $ | 5,282 |  |  | $ | 5,548 |
Increase to warranty expense |  | 884 |  |  |  | 430 |  |  |  | 2,390 |  |  |  | 2,048 |
Deduction for warranty charges |  | (1,023 | ) |  |  | (874 | ) |  |  | (2,949 | ) |  |  | (2,849 | )
Increase (decrease) due to foreign currency translations |  | 61 |  |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | (92 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 4,755 |  |  | $ | 4,655 |  |  | $ | 4,755 |  |  | $ | 4,655 |

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