CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 4)	$ 146,116	$ 128,537
Short-term investments (Note 4)	0	13,121
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts $2,681and $3,338, respectively	86,689	108,026
Inventories, net (Note 5)	177,541	190,321
Other current assets and prepaid expenses	34,723	33,870
Total current assets	445,069	473,875
Property and equipment, net	85,017	79,703
Goodwill (Note 6)	91,409	100,355
Other intangibles, net (Note 6)	13,640	15,712
Other assets	18,122	18,940
Total assets	653,257	688,585
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit and short-term borrowings	4,971	3,255
Accounts payable, trade	21,482	22,702
Accounts payable to related party	439	443
Income tax payable	3,862	5,872
Accrued liabilities (Note 7)	65,981	67,581
Total current liabilities	96,735	99,853
Long-term debt	18,067	11,511
Pension obligations	22,926	25,692
Other long-term liabilities	11,250	12,820
Total liabilities	148,978	149,876
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 33,031,187 shares issued at March 31, 2015, and 32,884,000 shares issued at September 30, 2014	330	329
Additional paid-in capital	236,806	232,832
Retained earnings	502,880	487,976
Accumulated other comprehensive income (Note 10)	(67,017)	(14,072)
Treasury stock, at cost, 4,871,884 shares at March 31, 2015, and 4,871,884 shares at September 30, 2014	(169,262)	(169,262)
Total Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. stockholders’ equity	503,737	537,803
Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	542	906
Total equity	504,279	538,709
Total liabilities and equity	$ 653,257	$ 688,585