ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) [Abstract]

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

11. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI), including the reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from AOCI to net income, are shown below:

	Foreign Currency Translation			Cash Flow Hedges			Pension and Other Postretirement Liabilities			Total
Balance at September 30, 2016	$	11,985		$	(817	)	$	(1,612	)	$	9,556
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $(1,814)		(6,326	)		-			-			(6,326	)
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges:
Change in fair value, net of tax of $610		-			1,088			-			1,088
Reclassification adjustment into earnings, net of tax of $(150)		-			(269	)		-			(269	)
Balance at June 30, 2017	$	5,659		$	2		$	(1,612	)	$	4,049

	Foreign Currency Translation			Cash Flow Hedges			Pension and Other Postretirement Liabilities			Total
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	(4,011	)	$	(901	)	$	(1,178	)	$	(6,090	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $1,613		10,152			-			-			10,152
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges:
Change in fair value, net of tax of $(90)		-			(164	)		-			(164	)
Reclassification adjustment into earnings, net of tax of $(56)		-			(101	)		-			(101	)
Change in pension and other postretirement liabilities, net of tax of $287		-			-			287			287
Balance at June 30, 2016	$	6,141		$	(1,166	)	$	(891	)	$	4,084

The before tax amounts reclassified from OCI to net income during the nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, related to our cash flow hedges, were recorded as interest expense on our Consolidated Statement of Income.  For the nine month ended June 30, 2017, we recorded $6,326 in currency translation losses, net of tax, that are included in other comprehensive income, primarily due to exchange rate fluctuations in the Japanese yen and Korean won versus the U.S. dollar.  These losses primarily relate to changes in the U.S. dollar value of assets and liabilities denominated in local currencies when these asset and liability amounts are translated at month-end exchange rates.