INVENTORIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
INVENTORIES
Finished products	$ 644
Work in process and inventoried costs under long-term contracts	66,293	$ 58,440
Materials and purchased parts	2,733	125
Customer advances	(5,970)	(19,790)
Net inventories	63,700	38,775
Costs incurred outside the scope of work or in advance of a contract award	1,900	2,300
General and administrative amounts for certain government contracts remaining in inventory	$ 1,800	$ 2,400