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REPORTABLE SEGMENTS (Details) - Schedule of Summary of Reconciliation of Segment Profit Before Taxes and Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated net sales |  | $ 500,705 | $ 462,200 | $ 500,107 | $ 494,149 | $ 502,158 | $ 511,694 | $ 500,020 | $ 502,160 | $ 1,957,161 | $ 2,016,032 | $ 1,991,811
Segment operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 103,507 | 101,017 | 78,164
Net interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (51,111) | (47,872) | (48,144)
Unallocated amounts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (38,521) | (33,518) | (33,394)
Loss from debt extinguishment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | (38,890)
Income (loss) before taxes from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53,164 | 53,636 | (5,716)
Segment adjusted EBITDA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 218,413 | 204,357 | 190,987
Segment depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (69,717) | (69,331) | (66,978)
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,900) | 0 | (6,136)
Acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | (3,161)
Income (loss) before taxes from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53,164 | 53,636 | (5,716)
Consolidated depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 70,208 | 69,800 | 67,396
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90,759 | 73,620 | 77,094
AMES [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home & Building Products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 513,973 | 535,881 | 503,687
Restructuring charges | $ (7,941) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CBP [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home & Building Products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 527,370 | 516,320 | 475,756
Home & Building Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home & Building Products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,041,343 | 1,052,201 | 979,443
Segment operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79,682 | 58,883 | 40,538
Segment adjusted EBITDA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 114,949 | 94,226 | 77,171
Segment depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (35,267) | (35,343) | (31,580)
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,892)
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49,351 | 38,896 | 33,779
Telephonics [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 435,692 | 431,090 | 419,005
Segment operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42,801 | 43,006 | 45,293
Segment adjusted EBITDA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53,385 | 53,028 | 57,525
Segment depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10,584) | (10,022) | (7,988)
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,244)
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,007 | 6,347 | 20,963
Plastics [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 480,126 | 532,741 | 593,363
Segment operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,313 | 33,137 | 28,881
Segment adjusted EBITDA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50,079 | 57,103 | 56,291
Segment depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (23,866) | (23,966) | (27,410)
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,817 | 28,103 | 21,032
Operating [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 142,796 | 135,026 | 114,712
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90,175 | 73,346 | 75,774
Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 491 | 469 | 418
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 584 | $ 274 | $ 1,320

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