Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 87,384	$ 115,287
Accounts receivable, less allowance for uncollectible amounts of $5,127 and $7,078, respectively	274,902	346,858
Inventories	485,903	451,944
Income taxes receivable	24,529	6,574
Deferred income tax assets	49,653	40,774
Other current assets	47,003	47,207
Total current assets	969,374	1,008,644
Property, plant and equipment, net	688,336	513,279
Goodwill	558,439	559,724
Intangible assets, net	232,617	254,772
Deferred income tax assets	10,306	6,292
Other assets	52,664	54,491
Total assets	2,511,736	2,397,202
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	3,186	0
Accounts payable	188,280	160,683
Income taxes payable	8,483	6,130
Deferred income tax liabilities	428	472
Accrued liabilities	114,320	172,731
Total current liabilities	314,697	340,016
Long-term debt, less current portion	875,000	710,000
Deferred income tax liabilities	99,227	85,031
Other liabilities	95,541	101,211
Total liabilities	$ 1,384,465	$ 1,236,258
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	127,737	112,491
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (losses)	(29,302)	(3,533)
Deferred compensation	4,314	3,915
Retained earnings	1,451,575	1,338,468
Stockholders' equity excluding treasury stock	1,554,430	1,451,447
Treasury stock at cost, 9,380 shares and 7,397 shares, respectively	(422,845)	(286,588)
Treasury stock held for deferred compensation, at cost, 173 shares and 198 shares, respectively	(4,314)	(3,915)
Total stockholders' equity	1,127,271	1,160,944
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,511,736	$ 2,397,202