FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

Schedule of long-term debt

Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):

September 30,	2015			2014
Series A senior unsecured notes payable to a group of insurance companies, interest fixed at 3.35%	$	50,000		$	50,000
Series B senior unsecured notes payable to a group of insurance companies, interest fixed at 3.35%	50,000			50,000
Series C senior unsecured notes payable to a group of insurance companies, interest fixed at 3.70%	25,000			—
Mortgage note from a U.K. financial institution, with quarterly installments of principal and interest at 6.48%	1,705			2,390
	126,705			102,390
Less current portion	(525		)	(563		)
	$	126,180		$	101,827