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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Components of Deferred Profit | The components of deferred profit are as follows:
| September 30,
| 2017 |  | 2016
| (dollars in thousands)
Deferred revenue | $ | 6,822 |  |  | $ | 7,029 |
Deferred costs | 2,741 |  |  | 2,320 |
Deferred profit | $ | 4,081 |  |  | $ | 4,709 |
Schedule of Product Warranty Liability |
| Years Ended September 30,
| 2017 |  | 2016
| (dollars in thousands)
Beginning balance | $ | 795 |  |  | $ | 793 |
Additions for warranties issued during the period | 1,723 |  |  | 1,074 |
Reductions in the liability for payments made under the warranty | (414 | ) |  | (832 | )
Changes related to pre-existing warranties | (872 | ) |  | (250 | )
Currency translation adjustment | 22 |  |  | 10 |
Ending balance | $ | 1,254 |  |  | $ | 795 |
Research and Development Expense |
| Years Ended September 30,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (dollars in thousands)
Research, development and engineering | $ | 7,001 |  |  | $ | 9,535 |  |  | $ | 13,214 |
Grants earned | (629 | ) |  | (1,531 | ) |  | (6,296 | )
Net research, development and engineering | $ | 6,372 |  |  | $ | 8,004 |  |  | $ | 6,918 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability, including the beginning balance of the aggregate product warranty liability, the aggregate reductions in that liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) under the warranty, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to product warranties issued during the reporting period, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to preexisting warranties (including adjustments related to changes in estimates), and the ending balance of the aggregate product warranty liability. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68068213&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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