Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Segment Information

Consolidated Net Sales and Earnings by Segment

	Three-Months Ended				Six-Months Ended
	March 31,				March 31,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Segment external net sales:
Aerospace	$	281,426	$	261,021	$	537,196	$	490,893
Energy		211,796		221,446		443,672		420,616
Total consolidated net sales	$	493,222	$	482,467	$	980,868	$	911,509
Segment earnings:
Aerospace	$	45,628	$	40,289	$	81,421	$	62,838
Energy		27,224		31,888		66,492		58,959
Total segment earnings		72,852		72,177		147,913		121,797
Nonsegment expenses		(10,153)		(9,293)		(22,320)		(19,966)
Interest expense, net		(5,108)		(6,128)		(10,930)		(12,131)
Consolidated earnings before income taxes	$	57,591	$	56,756	$	114,663	$	89,700

Consolidated Total Assets by Segment

	March 31, 2015		September 30, 2014
Segment assets:
Aerospace	$	1,511,000	$	1,440,355
Energy		622,546		610,345
Total segment assets		2,133,546		2,050,700
Unallocated corporate property, plant and equipment, net		77,692		72,992
Other unallocated assets		253,410		273,510
Consolidated total assets	$	2,464,648	$	2,397,202