Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 78,953	$ 81,090
Accounts receivable, less allowance for uncollectible amounts of $2,494 and $2,540, respectively	279,897	343,768
Inventories	506,275	461,683
Income taxes receivable	15,942	20,358
Other current assets	29,456	37,525
Total current assets	910,523	944,424
Property, plant and equipment, net	888,235	876,350
Goodwill	553,974	555,684
Intangible assets, net	184,577	197,650
Deferred income tax assets	19,421	20,194
Other assets	50,430	48,060
Total assets	2,607,160	2,642,362
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt	134,300	150,000
Accounts payable	177,730	169,439
Income taxes payable	3,046	4,547
Accrued liabilities	105,978	156,627
Total current liabilities	421,054	480,613
Long-term debt, less current portion	562,045	577,153
Deferred income tax liabilities	9,403	3,777
Other liabilities	359,866	368,224
Total liabilities	1,352,368	1,429,767
Commitments and contingencies (Note 20)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.003 per share, 10,000 shares authorized, no shares issued	0	0
Common stock, par value $0.001455 per share, 150,000 shares authorized, 72,960 shares issued	106	106
Additional paid-in capital	160,559	141,570
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(72,730)	(65,705)
Deferred compensation	7,060	5,089
Retained earnings	1,719,744	1,649,506
Stockholders' equity excluding treasury stock	1,814,739	1,730,566
Treasury stock at cost, 11,668 shares and 11,374 shares, respectively	(552,887)	(512,882)
Treasury stock held for deferred compensation, at cost, 186 shares and 157 shares, respectively	(7,060)	(5,089)
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,254,792	1,212,595
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,607,160	$ 2,642,362