Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
Net sales	$ 720,355	$ 652,811
Costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold	534,917	492,174
Selling, general and administrative expenses	62,045	51,927
Research and development costs	36,846	38,867
Impairment of assets held for sale (Note 10)	37,902
Interest expense	9,009	11,878
Interest income	(487)	(371)
Other (income) expense, net (Note 18)	(21,425)	(3,179)
Total costs and expenses	658,807	591,296
Earnings before income taxes	61,548	61,515
Income tax expense	8,175	12,395
Net earnings	$ 53,373	$ 49,120
Earnings per share (Note 4):
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.86	$ 0.79
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.83	$ 0.77
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (Note 4):
Basic	61,991	61,818
Diluted	64,673	64,059