Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 87,552	$ 81,090
Accounts receivable, less allowance for uncollectible amounts of $3,776 and $2,540, respectively	402,182	343,768
Inventories	473,505	461,683
Income taxes receivable	19,376	20,358
Other current assets	38,574	37,525
Total current assets	1,021,189	944,424
Property, plant and equipment, net	922,043	876,350
Goodwill	556,545	555,684
Intangible assets, net	171,882	197,650
Deferred income tax assets	19,950	20,194
Other assets	65,500	48,060
Total assets	2,757,109	2,642,362
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt	32,600	150,000
Accounts payable	232,788	169,439
Income taxes payable	6,774	4,547
Accrued liabilities	155,072	156,627
Total current liabilities	427,234	480,613
Long-term debt, less current portion	580,286	577,153
Deferred income tax liabilities	33,408	3,777
Other liabilities	344,798	368,224
Total liabilities	1,385,726	1,429,767
Commitments and contingencies (Note 19)
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	163,836	141,570
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(53,186)	(65,705)
Deferred compensation	7,135	5,089
Retained earnings	1,820,268	1,649,506
Stockholders' equity excluding treasury stock	1,938,159	1,730,566
Treasury stock at cost, 11,739 shares and 11,374 shares, respectively	(559,641)	(512,882)
Treasury stock held for deferred compensation, at cost, 186 shares and 157 shares, respectively	(7,135)	(5,089)
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,371,383	1,212,595
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,757,109	$ 2,642,362