Share-Based Payments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule of total compensation cost charged against income

The following table presents total compensation cost for all share-based compensation arrangements, and the related income tax benefits recognized in our consolidated statement of earnings (in thousands):

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2018
Share-based compensation expense	$	8,426	$	9,180	$	10,519
Income tax benefit related to share-based    compensation expense	$	2,059	$	2,357	$	3,013

Summary of activity for performance based unit awards assuming 100% payout

Performance Awards	Number of Shares (in Thousands)			Weighted Average Fair Value Per Share
Unvested at September 30, 2019		411		$	18.83
Granted		259			16.65
Vested		—			—
Forfeited		(128	)		21.91
Unvested at September 30, 2020		542		$	17.06

Summary of activity for stock option awards

	Number of Outstanding Options (in Thousands)			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in Years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in Thousands)
Outstanding at September 30, 2019		4,902		$	22.08		5.8	$	670
Granted		1,027			16.65
Exercised		(205	)		14.53
Forfeited or expired		(986	)		23.58
Outstanding at September 30, 2020		4,738		$	20.92		6.2	$	-
Exercisable at September 30, 2020		3,509		$	22.32		5.3	$	-

Schedule of weighted average assumptions for valuation of stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
	2020			2019			2018
Expected life (in years)		5.0			5.0			5.0
Expected volatility for the Company’s common    stock		35.8	%		30.5	%		27.4	%
Risk-free interest rate		1.7	%		3.0	%		2.1	%
Dividend yield		0.0	%		0.0	%		0.0	%

Restricted Stock Awards

Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]

Summary of the activity for restricted stock awards/units

Restricted Stock Awards	Number of Shares (in Thousands)			Weighted Average Fair Value Per Share
Unvested at September 30, 2019		262		$	17.53
Granted		357			16.05
Vested		(149	)		17.51
Forfeited		(51	)		17.18
Unvested at September 30, 2020		419		$	16.32

Restricted Stock Units

Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]

Summary of the activity for restricted stock awards/units

Restricted Stock Units	Number of Shares (in Thousands)			Weighted Average Fair Value Per Share
Unvested at September 30, 2019		—		$	—
Granted		108			16.49
Vested		—			—
Forfeited		(17	)		16.65
Unvested at September 30, 2020		91		$	16.47