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QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and other related charges | $ 2,631 | $ 222 | $ 429 | $ 522 | $ 763 | $ 994 | $ 5,788 | $ 721 |  | $ 3,804 | $ 8,266
Acquisition related costs | $ 473 | $ 992 |  | $ 495 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,960 |
Loss from debt extinguishment |  |  | $ (24,964) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 38,890 | 0
Loss on pension settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,392 |  |  | $ 1,392

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- Definition This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 10 -Section 25 -Paragraph 23 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34752592&loc=d3e1043-128460 + Details
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