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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Retirement of Treasury Stock On June 25, 2019, Meta retired $5.0 million, or 114,558 shares, of common stock held in treasury. The Company accounts for the retirement of repurchased shares, including treasury stock, using the par value method under which the repurchase price is charged to paid-in capital up to the amount of the original proceeds of those shares. When the repurchase price is greater than the original issue proceeds, the excess is charged to retained earnings. Repurchase of Common Stock On March 26, 2019, Meta announced a share repurchase program of up to 2,000,000 of its outstanding shares of common stock, or approximately 5% of its outstanding shares. The program became effective on May 1, 2019. During fiscal year 2019, Meta repurchased under the program a total of $46.5 million, or 1,680,772 shares of its common stock, at an average price of $27.67 per share. Under the repurchase program, repurchased shares were retired and designated as authorized but unissued shares. The Company accounts for repurchased shares using the par value method under which the repurchase price is charged to paid-in capital up to the amount of the original proceeds of those shares. When the repurchase price is greater than the original issue proceeds, the excess is charged to retained earnings. As of September 30, 2019, the remaining number of shares available for repurchase under this program was 319,228 shares of common stock. For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2019, and 2018, the Company also repurchased 104,219 and 20,947 shares, or $3.4 million and $1.7 million, of common stock, respectively, in settlement of employee tax withholding obligations due upon the vesting of restricted stock. As referenced in Note 23. Subsequent Events, on November 20, 2019, the Company announced the authorization by its Board of Directors of a new share repurchase program to repurchase up to an additional 7,500,000 shares of the Company's outstanding common stock. The new authorization will be effective November 21, 2019 through December 31, 2022.

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The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, including other comprehensive income. Includes, but is not limited to, balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings, accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and amount of comprehensive income.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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