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INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Taxes | Income taxes have been based on the following components of Income before taxes and discontinued operations:
| For the Years Ended September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Domestic | $ | 54,515 |  |  | $ | (14,682 | ) |  | $ | 16,083 |
Non-U.S. | (879 | ) |  | 8,966 |  |  | (1,750 | )
| $ | 53,636 |  |  | $ | (5,716 | ) |  | $ | 14,333 |
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | Provision (benefit) for income taxes on income from continuing operations was comprised of the following:
| For the Years Ended September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Current | $ | 17,215 |  |  | $ | (408 | ) |  | $ | 2,468 |
Deferred | 2,132 |  |  | (5,131 | ) |  | 5,075 |
Total | $ | 19,347 |  |  | $ | (5,539 | ) |  | $ | 7,543 |
U.S. Federal | $ | 16,937 |  |  | $ | (6,486 | ) |  | $ | 5,807 |
State and local | 3,215 |  |  | (291 | ) |  | 2,915 |
Non-U.S. | (805 | ) |  | 1,238 |  |  | (1,179 | )
Total provision | $ | 19,347 |  |  | $ | (5,539 | ) |  | $ | 7,543 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | Differences between the effective income tax rate applied to Income from continuing operations and U.S. Federal income statutory rate were as follows:
| For the Years Ended September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
U.S. Federal income tax provision (benefit) rate | 35.0 | % |  | (35.0 | )% |  | 35.0 | %
State and local taxes, net of Federal benefit | 4.9 | % |  | 17.5 | % |  | 2.8 | %
Non-U.S. taxes | (4.0 | )% |  | (35.8 | )% |  | 5.3 | %
Change in tax contingency reserves | 0.3 | % |  | (36.0 | )% |  | (10.9 | )%
Repatriation of foreign earnings | 0.9 | % |  | 4.7 | % |  | (8.3 | )%
U.S. Valuation allowance | (1.1 | )% |  | 4.5 | % |  | 10.1 | %
Non-deductible/non-taxable items, net | (0.7 | )% |  | (3.4 | )% |  | 11.6 | %
Research credits | (0.5 | )% |  | (3.9 | )% |  | (7.4 | )%
Deferred tax impact of state rate change | — | % |  | (4.5 | )% |  | 15.0 | %
Other | 1.3 | % |  | (5.0 | )% |  | (0.6 | )%
Effective tax provision (benefit) rate | 36.1 | % |  | (96.9 | )% |  | 52.6 | %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | The tax effect of temporary differences that give rise to future deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
| At September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |
Bad debt reserves | $ | 2,083 |  |  | $ | 2,639 |
Inventory reserves | 7,482 |  |  | 7,578 |
Deferred compensation (equity compensation and defined benefit plans) | 38,169 |  |  | 35,683 |
Compensation benefits | 6,186 |  |  | 4,662 |
Insurance reserve | 3,079 |  |  | 3,336 |
Restructuring reserve | 122 |  |  | 911 |
Warranty reserve | 2,288 |  |  | 2,286 |
Net operating loss | 24,089 |  |  | 32,512 |
Tax credits | 6,704 |  |  | 6,378 |
Other reserves and accruals | 5,206 |  |  | 4,164 |
| 95,408 |  |  | 100,149 |
Valuation allowance | (10,462 | ) |  | (15,649 | )
Total deferred tax assets | 84,946 |  |  | 84,500 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income | (7,432 | ) |  | (11,091 | )
Goodwill and intangibles | (72,645 | ) |  | (72,086 | )
Property, plant and equipment | (35,382 | ) |  | (34,302 | )
Interest | (2,053 | ) |  | (3,582 | )
Other | (102 | ) |  | (927 | )
Total deferred tax liabilities | (117,614 | ) |  | (121,988 | )
Net deferred tax liabilities | $ | (32,668 | ) |  | $ | (37,488 | )
Schedule Of Components of Net Deferred Tax Asset Liability By Balance Sheet Account | The components of the net deferred tax liability, by balance sheet account, were as follows:
| At September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014
Prepaid and other current assets | $ | 14,827 |  |  | $ | 13,982 |
Other assets | 9,571 |  |  | 872 |
Current liabilities | (3,793 | ) |  | (2 | )
Other liabilities | (54,409 | ) |  | (53,798 | )
Assets of discontinued operations | 1,136 |  |  | 1,458 |
Net deferred liability | $ | (32,668 | ) |  | $ | (37,488 | )
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward | The following is a roll forward of unrecognized tax benefits:
Balance at September 30, 2013 | $ | 10,520 |
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year | 848 |
Additions based on tax positions related to prior years | 531 |
Reductions based on tax positions related to prior years | (2,549 | )
Lapse of Statutes | (1,204 | )
Settlements | (240 | )
Balance at September 30, 2014 | 7,906 |
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year | 645 |
Reductions based on tax positions related to prior years | (252 | )
Lapse of Statutes | (448 | )
Balance at Balance at September 30, 2015 | $ | 7,851 |

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