CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Net sales:
Products	$ 607,226	$ 583,937	$ 562,310
Services	823,819	814,415	799,097
Total net sales	1,431,045	1,398,352	1,361,407
Costs and expenses:
Products	451,295	424,682	425,793
Services	640,031	657,853	629,520
Selling, general and administrative expenses	212,518	181,672	165,230
Research and development	17,992	17,959	24,445
Amortization of purchased intangibles	27,550	22,602	16,680
Restructuring costs	6,272	1,094	8,139
Impairment of goodwill	0		50,865
Total costs and expenses	1,355,658	1,305,862	1,320,672
Operating income	75,387	92,490	40,735
Other income (expenses):
Interest and dividend income	1,809	1,396	1,576
Interest expense	(4,400)	(4,084)	(3,427)
Other income (expense), net	(885)	(391)	887
Income before income taxes	71,911	89,411	39,771
Income taxes	48,997	19,831	14,502
Net income	22,914	69,580	25,269
Less noncontrolling interest in income of VIE	29	89	183
Net income attributable to Cubic	$ 22,885	$ 69,491	$ 25,086
Net income per share attributable to Cubic
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.85	$ 2.59	$ 0.94
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.85	$ 2.59	$ 0.94
Weighted average shares used in per share calculations:
Basic (in shares)	26,872	26,787	26,736
Diluted (in shares)	26,938	26,845	26,760