Property, Plant, and Equipment - Net (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011 sqft years	Sep. 30, 2010
Size of system test facility, in square feet	48,000
Construction in progress	$ 39,265	$ 13,125
System Test Facility [Member]
Construction in progress	17,384	4,836
Capitalized interest	805	165
Enterprise Resource Planning system [Member]
Construction in progress	8,592	1,604
Capitalized interest	$ 239	$ 24

Gross amount, at the balance sheet date, of long-lived assets under construction that include construction costs to date on capital projects that have not been completed and assets being constructed that are not ready to be placed into service.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher AICPA
-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)
-Number 12
-Paragraph 5
-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229

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