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Detail of Selected Balance Sheet Accounts (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]  
Activity in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Activity in our allowance for doubtful accounts consisted of the following (in thousands): 

 

September 30,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Balance at beginning of period

$

746

 

 

$

1,577

 

Bad debt expense (recovery)

 

187

 

 

 

(29

)

Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries

 

(120

)

 

 

(749

)

Change due to foreign currency translation

 

(2

)

 

 

(53

)

Balance at end of period

$

811

 

 

$

746

 

 

Components of Inventories

The components of inventories are summarized below (in thousands):

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Raw materials, parts and subassemblies

$

29,639

 

 

$

36,575

 

Work-in-progress

 

996

 

 

 

1,084

 

Provision for excess and obsolete inventory

 

(4,114

)

 

 

(4,768

)

Total inventories

$

26,521

 

 

$

32,891

 

 

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):

 

 

September 30,

 

  

2016

 

 

2015

 

Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts

$

1,088,921

 

 

$

912,237

 

Estimated earnings

 

350,125

 

 

 

271,640

 

 

 

1,439,046

 

 

 

1,183,877

 

Less: Billings to date

 

(1,416,914

)

 

 

(1,121,141

)

Net underbilled position

$

22,132

 

 

$

62,736

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Included in the accompanying balance sheets under the following captions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts – underbilled

$

66,106

 

 

$

104,793

 

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts – overbilled

 

(43,974

)

 

 

(42,057

)

Net underbilled position

$

22,132

 

 

$

62,736

 

 

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are summarized below (in thousands):

 

 

September 30,

 

 

Range of

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Asset Lives

Land

$

22,107

 

 

$

22,380

 

 

Buildings and improvements

 

119,512

 

 

 

120,983

 

 

3 - 39 Years

Machinery and equipment

 

103,268

 

 

 

100,306

 

 

3 - 15 Years

Furniture and fixtures

 

3,806

 

 

 

3,564

 

 

3 - 10 Years

Construction in process

 

1,009

 

 

 

1,013

 

 

 

$

249,702

 

 

$

248,246

 

 

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation

 

(104,725

)

 

 

(93,652

)

 

 

Total property, plant and equipment, net

$

144,977

 

 

$

154,594

 

 

 

 

Activity in Warranty Accrual

Activity in our warranty accrual consisted of the following (in thousands): 

 

September 30,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Balance at beginning of period

$

4,930

 

 

$

4,557

 

Increase to warranty expense

 

4,249

 

 

 

3,364

 

Deduction for warranty charges

 

(4,464

)

 

 

(2,738

)

Change due to foreign currency translation

 

(76

)

 

 

(253

)

Balance at end of period

$

4,639

 

 

$

4,930