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INVENTORIES

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, after provisions for excess and obsolete inventory salable at prices below cost.

Costs are determined using the first in, first out and weighted-average cost methods and are summarized as follows:



	March 31, 2015		September 30, 2014
Finished goods	$	29,262	$	31,625
Work in progress	37,481		41,057
Raw materials and supplies	65,924		68,298
Demo inventory	15,174		18,268
Service parts	29,700		31,073
Total inventories	$	177,541	$	190,321

Net inventory is net of provisions for excess and obsolete inventory of $27,829 and $29,974 at March 31, 2015, and September 30, 2014, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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