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Significant Event	12 Months Ended
Significant Event	Sep. 30, 2011
Significant Event [Abstract]
Significant Event	15 SIGNIFICANT EVENT On September 12, 2011, the Company announced a temporary closure of its Binghamton, New York manufacturing facility and administrative offices due to flooding from torrential rains. The Binghamton manufacturing facility houses the Company's consumer, commercial and military tent businesses. The Company's finished goods warehouse located nearby was unaffected by the flooding and the Company was able to resume shipments of products within a few days. Production resumed on September 28, 2011. The Company maintains insurance for both property damage and business interruption relating to catastrophic events. Business interruption coverage covers lost profits and other costs incurred. Non-refundable insurance recoveries received in excess of the net book value of damaged assets, clean up and post-event costs are recognized as income in the period received. The Company has incurred approximately $1,868 of costs related to the clean up and repair of the facility and equipment, losses of inventory and fixed assets, rental of temporary office space for administrative and R&D personnel and payroll expenses for labor idled due to the flood. The Company has received $1,000 of insurance reimbursements associated with these costs and has recorded a receivable with its insurers of $611. The Company has recognized an expense of $257 in Administrative, finance and information systems expense in the Outdoor Equipment segment. The Company is negotiating insurance recoveries under its business continuation and fixed asset replacement coverages. The amount of these recoveries, if any, can not be estimated at September 30, 2011. Any such recoveries will be recorded as income upon the resolution of gain contingencies.