Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 114,107	$ 107,844
Accounts receivable, less allowance for uncollectible amounts of $8,700 and $3,922, respectively	732,805	609,964
Inventories	531,834	514,287
Income taxes receivable	37,973	5,179
Other current assets	73,758	74,695
Total current assets	1,490,477	1,311,969
Property, plant and equipment, net	910,544	910,472
Goodwill	798,575	772,559
Intangible assets, net	472,894	460,580
Deferred income tax assets	25,133	23,447
Other assets	311,940	327,419
Total assets	4,009,563	3,806,446
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt	23,500	66,800
Current portion of long-term debt	75,914	856
Accounts payable	223,091	230,519
Income taxes payable	43,220	34,655
Accrued liabilities	220,934	206,283
Total current liabilities	586,659	539,113
Long-term debt, less current portion	651,443	709,760
Deferred income tax liabilities	138,180	127,195
Other liabilities	547,491	529,256
Total liabilities	1,923,773	1,905,324
Commitments and contingencies (Note 22)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.003 per share,10,000 shares authorized, no shares issued
Common stock, par value $0.001455 per share,150,000 shares authorized, 72,960 shares issued	106	106
Additional paid-in capital	326,712	293,540
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(60,928)	(92,563)
Deferred compensation	2,817	6,781
Retained earnings	2,839,187	2,727,233
Stockholders' equity	3,107,894	2,935,097
Treasury stock at cost, 12,754 shares and 13,207 shares, respectively	(1,019,287)	(1,027,194)
Treasury stock held for deferred compensation, at cost, 56 shares and, 139 shares, respectively	(2,817)	(6,781)
Total stockholders' equity	2,085,790	1,901,122
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 4,009,563	$ 3,806,446