CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 218,476	$ 191,488
Restricted cash	69,245	69,056
Marketable securities	30,533	25,557
Accounts receivable:
Trade and other receivables	12,812	30,593
Long-term contracts	346,292	364,075
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(179)	(489)
Accounts receivable - net	358,925	394,179
Recoverable income taxes	753	16,055
Inventories	63,700	38,775
Deferred income taxes	1,384	10,324
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	32,286	19,953
Total current assets	775,302	765,387
Long-term contract receivables	36,809	15,870
Long-term capitalized contract costs	73,017	76,209
Property, plant and equipment, net	74,690	64,149
Deferred income taxes	11,443	17,849
Goodwill	237,899	184,141
Purchased intangibles, net	72,936	63,618
Miscellaneous other assets	18,180	7,383
Total assets	1,300,276	1,194,606
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	60,000
Trade accounts payable	47,170	31,344
Customer advances	77,083	91,690
Accrued compensation	51,065	48,812
Other current liabilities	92,854	84,555
Income taxes payable	4,675	12,737
Deferred income taxes	13,404	474
Current maturities of long-term debt	525	563
Total current liabilities	346,776	270,175
Long-term debt	126,180	101,827
Accrued pension liability	26,025	17,219
Deferred compensation	9,913	9,501
Income taxes payable	8,519	6,324
Deferred income taxes	1,971	1,152
Other non-current liabilities	$ 24,604	$ 5,907
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, no par value: Authorized--5,000 shares Issued and outstanding--none
Common stock, no par value: Authorized--50,000 shares,35,828 issued and 26,883 outstanding at September 30, 2015; 35,734 issued and 26,789 outstanding at September 30, 2014	$ 25,560	$ 20,669
Retained earnings	818,642	803,059
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(51,836)	(5,372)
Treasury stock at cost - 8,945 shares	(36,078)	(36,078)
Shareholders' equity related to Cubic	756,288	782,278
Noncontrolling interest in variable interest entity		223
Total shareholders' equity	756,288	782,501
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 1,300,276	$ 1,194,606