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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Provision | The components of the income tax provision were as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended September 30, |
| 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | (1,395 | ) |  | $ | 2,638 |  |  | $ | 12,184 |
State |  | 449 |  |  |  | 699 |  |  |  | 2,226 |
Foreign |  | 899 |  |  |  | (306 | ) |  |  | (130 | )
|  | (47 | ) |  |  | 3,031 |  |  |  | 14,280 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | 1,923 |  |  |  | 3,296 |  |  |  | (1,798 | )
State |  | 47 |  |  |  | 420 |  |  |  | (311 | )
Foreign |  | 360 |  |  |  | 6,805 |  |  |  | (1,103 | )
|  | 2,330 |  |  |  | 10,521 |  |  |  | (3,212 | )
Total income tax provision | $ | 2,283 |  |  | $ | 13,552 |  |  | $ | 11,068 |
Schedule of Income Before Income Taxes | Income before income taxes was as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended September 30, |
| 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
U.S. | $ | 5,087 |  |  | $ | 33,549 |  |  | $ | 35,131 |
Other than U.S. |  | 12,706 |  |  |  | (10,558 | ) |  |  | (4,443 | )
Income before income taxes | $ | 17,793 |  |  | $ | 22,991 |  |  | $ | 30,688 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | A reconciliation of the statutory U.S. income tax rate and the effective income tax rate, as computed on earnings before income tax provision in each of the three years presented in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, was as follows:
| Year Ended September 30, |
| 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Statutory rate |  | 35 | % |  |  | 35 | % |  |  | 35 | %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit |  | 2 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |
Research and development credit |  | (8 | ) |  |  | (21 | ) |  |  | — |
Foreign rate differential |  | (8 | ) |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 1 |
Domestic production activities deduction |  | — |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (3 | )
Foreign valuation allowance |  | (11 | ) |  |  | 43 |  |  |  | — |
Other |  | 3 |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | — |
Effective rate |  | 13 | % |  |  | 59 | % |  |  | 36 | %
Schedule of Components of Deferred Income Tax Assets | The net deferred income tax asset was comprised of the following (in thousands):
| September 30, |
| 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Current deferred income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross assets | $ | 4,384 |  |  | $ | 3,910 |
Gross liabilities |  | (378 | ) |  |  | — |
Net current deferred income tax asset |  | 4,006 |  |  |  | 3,910 |
Noncurrent deferred income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross assets |  | 16,170 |  |  |  | 5,005 |
Gross liabilities |  | (16,308 | ) |  |  | (2,717 | )
Net noncurrent deferred income tax asset (liability) |  | (138 | ) |  |  | 2,288 |
Net deferred income tax asset | $ | 3,868 |  |  | $ | 6,198 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | The tax effect of temporary differences between U.S. GAAP accounting and federal income tax accounting creating deferred income tax assets and liabilities was as follows (in thousands):
| September 30, |
| 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Deferred Tax Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss | $ | 10,453 |  |  | $ | 9,877 |
Uniform capitalization and inventory |  | 1,596 |  |  |  | 1,895 |
Deferred compensation |  | 1,853 |  |  |  | 1,848 |
Stock-based compensation |  | 760 |  |  |  | 993 |
Reserve for accrued employee benefits |  | 1,679 |  |  |  | 1,482 |
Warranty accrual |  | 1,388 |  |  |  | 915 |
Goodwill |  | 345 |  |  |  | 398 |
Postretirement benefits liability |  | 503 |  |  |  | — |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | 220 |  |  |  | 166 |
Accrued legal |  | 294 |  |  |  | 60 |
Credit carryforwards |  | 1,292 |  |  |  | 1,329 |
Other |  | 171 |  |  |  | 8 |
Deferred tax assets |  | 20,554 |  |  |  | 18,971 |
Deferred Tax Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  | (8,247 | ) |  |  | (2,705 | )
Other |  | — |  |  |  | (12 | )
Deferred tax liabilities |  | (8,247 | ) |  |  | (2,717 | )
Less: valuation allowance |  | (8,439 | ) |  |  | (10,056 | )
Net deferred tax asset | $ | 3,868 |  |  | $ | 6,198 |
Schedule of Valuation Allowance | A rollforward of the valuation allowance for the past three years is summarized below:
Balance at September 30, 2013 | $ | 135 |  |
Charged to cost and expenses |  | 80 |  |
Charged to other accounts |  | 688 |  |
Balance at September 30, 2014 | $ | 903 |  |
Charged to cost and expenses |  | 10,048 |  |
Charged to other accounts |  | (895 | ) |
Balance at September 30, 2015 | $ | 10,056 |  |
Charged to cost and expenses |  | (1,934 | ) |
Charged to other accounts |  | 317 |  |
Balance at September 30, 2016 | $ | 8,439 |  |
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of the unrecognized tax benefits follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended September 30, |
| 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 784 |  |  | $ | 4,026 |  |  | $ | 3,845 |
Increases related to tax positions taken during the current period |  | 293 |  |  |  | 954 |  |  |  | 225 |
Increases related to tax positions taken during a prior period |  | ― |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 14 |
Decreases related to expiration of statute of limitations |  | (31 | ) |  |  | (49 | ) |  |  | (58 | )
Decreases related to settlement with taxing authorities |  | ― |  |  |  | (4,149 | ) |  |  | — |
Balance at end of period | $ | 1,046 |  |  | $ | 784 |  |  | $ | 4,026 |

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