INVENTORIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of inventories

Inventories are summarized as follows (amounts in thousands):

	June 30, 2013		September 30, 2012
Raw materials	$	37,077	$	39,094
Work in progress	90,873		90,920
Finished goods	38,614		29,041
	$	166,564	$	159,055