CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Net sales:
Products	$ 155,794	$ 130,510	$ 280,763	$ 259,122
Services	210,230	208,324	399,074	398,200
Total net sales	366,024	338,834	679,837	657,322
Costs and expenses:
Products	120,445	90,121	219,637	194,545
Services	159,938	156,045	314,594	305,337
Selling, general and administrative expenses	79,774	52,922	138,265	100,476
Research and development	6,143	2,640	9,625	6,892
Amortization of purchased intangibles	8,499	8,494	14,954	14,429
Restructuring costs (reversals)	311	5,406	(75)	5,258
Total costs and expenses	375,110	315,628	697,000	626,937
Operating income (loss)	(9,086)	23,206	(17,163)	30,385
Other income (expense):
Interest and dividend income	339	438	737	903
Interest expense	(2,579)	(1,062)	(3,917)	(1,933)
Other income (expense), net	223	16	398	(900)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(11,103)	22,598	(19,945)	28,455
Income tax expense (benefit)	(21,247)	33,609	(24,675)	34,304
Net income (loss)	10,144	(11,011)	4,730	(5,849)
Less noncontrolling interest in income of VIE		13		23
Net income (loss) attributable to Cubic	$ 10,144	$ (11,024)	$ 4,730	$ (5,872)
Net income (loss) per share attributable to Cubic:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.38	$ (0.41)	$ 0.18	$ (0.22)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.38	(0.41)	0.18	(0.22)
Dividends per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14	$ 0.14	$ 0.14	$ 0.14
Weighted average shares used in per share calculations:
Basic (in shares)	26,973	26,862	26,968	26,861
Diluted (in shares)	26,995	26,862	26,986	26,861