Share-Based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

We recognized $9.5 million and $20.2 million of pre-tax share-based compensation expense during the three and six months ended March 31, 2017, respectively. We recognized $9.8 million and $20.6 million of pre-tax share-based compensation expense during the three and six months ended March 31, 2016, respectively. Our annual grant of share-based compensation takes place during the first quarter of each fiscal year. The number of shares granted to employees and non-employee directors and the weighted average fair value per share during the periods presented were (in thousands, except per share amounts):



	Six Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
	Grants	Wtd. Avg. Share Fair Value		Grants	Wtd. Avg. Share Fair Value
Stock options	983	$	25.39	1,134	$	21.19
Performance shares	42	174.37		96	87.64
Restricted stock and restricted stock units	46	135.84		57	103.67
Unrestricted stock	8	128.35		9	97.73

- Definition

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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