CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Net sales:
Products	$ 170,566	$ 133,762	$ 451,329	$ 392,884
Services	204,674	214,044	603,748	612,244
Total net sales	375,240	347,806	1,055,077	1,005,128
Costs and expenses:
Products	108,785	94,381	328,422	288,926
Services	164,053	175,334	478,647	480,671
Selling, general and administrative expenses	68,632	55,127	206,897	155,603
Research and development	8,521	5,938	18,146	12,830
Amortization of purchased intangibles	9,666	6,606	24,620	21,035
Restructuring costs	1,690	127	1,615	5,385
Total costs and expenses	361,347	337,513	1,058,347	964,450
Operating income (loss)	13,893	10,293	(3,270)	40,678
Other income (expense):
Interest and dividend income	415	434	1,152	1,337
Interest expense	(3,486)	(1,125)	(7,403)	(3,058)
Other income (expense), net	(1,930)	(257)	(1,532)	(1,157)
Income (loss) before income taxes	8,892	9,345	(11,053)	37,800
Income tax expense (benefit)	4,394	559	(20,281)	34,863
Net income	4,498	8,786	9,228	2,937
Less noncontrolling interest in income of VIE		6		29
Net income attributable to Cubic	$ 4,498	$ 8,780	$ 9,228	$ 2,908
Net income per share attributable to Cubic:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.17	$ 0.33	$ 0.34	$ 0.11
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.17	$ 0.33	0.34	0.11
Dividends per common share (in dollars per share)			$ 0.14	$ 0.14
Weighted average shares used in per share calculations:
Basic (in shares)	26,977	26,883	26,971	26,868
Diluted (in shares)	27,058	26,960	27,010	26,925