Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 89,002	$ 81,090
Accounts receivable, less allowance for uncollectible amounts of $2,448 and $2,540, respectively	317,896	343,768
Inventories	508,315	461,683
Income taxes receivable	11,706	20,358
Other current assets	38,725	37,525
Total current assets	965,644	944,424
Property, plant and equipment, net	903,394	876,350
Goodwill	556,116	555,684
Intangible assets, net	178,337	197,650
Deferred income tax assets	25,163	20,194
Other assets	50,669	48,060
Total assets	2,679,323	2,642,362
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt	116,900	150,000
Accounts payable	186,583	169,439
Income taxes payable	3,594	4,547
Accrued liabilities	130,270	156,627
Total current liabilities	437,347	480,613
Long-term debt, less current portion	574,178	577,153
Deferred income tax liabilities	7,565	3,777
Other liabilities	352,214	368,224
Total liabilities	1,371,304	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	162,261	141,570
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(68,617)	(65,705)
Deferred compensation	7,100	5,089
Retained earnings	1,765,709	1,649,506
Stockholders' equity excluding treasury stock	1,866,559	1,730,566
Treasury stock at cost, 11,648 shares and 11,374 shares, respectively	(551,440)	(512,882)
Treasury stock held for deferred compensation, at cost, 186 shares and 157 shares, respectively	(7,100)	(5,089)
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,308,019	1,212,595
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,679,323	$ 2,642,362