SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Share-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015, and 2014, was as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014

Cost of goods sold	$	469		$	462		$	1,430		$	1,391
Research, development and technical		388			378			1,187			1,096
Selling and marketing		252			318			820			978
General and administrative		2,601			1,948			8,979			7,432
Total share-based compensation expense		3,710			3,106			12,416			10,897
Tax benefit		(1,225	)		(1,009	)		(4,189	)		(3,694	)
Total share-based compensation expense, net of tax	$	2,485		$	2,097		$	8,227		$	7,203