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Goodwill
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill

NOTE 4:  Goodwill

The following table summarizes the changes in goodwill by segment for fiscal 2016 and 2015:

  

In Thousands

Avionics &

 

 

Sensors &

 

 

Advanced

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controls

 

 

Systems

 

 

Materials

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, October 31, 2014

$

440,015

 

 

$

425,353

 

 

$

206,418

 

 

$

1,071,786

 

 

Goodwill from acquisitions

 

48,537

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

48,537

 

 

Goodwill adjustments

 

(841

)

 

 

(3,295

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(4,136

)

 

Goodwill write off on assets held for sale

 

(2,043

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,043

)

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

(35,069

)

 

 

(34,351

)

 

 

(2,733

)

 

 

(72,153

)

 

Balance, October 2, 2015

 

450,599

 

 

 

387,707

 

 

 

203,685

 

 

 

1,041,991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill adjustments

 

(1,732

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,732

)

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

(6,073

)

 

 

(2,140

)

 

 

(7,379

)

 

 

(15,592

)

 

Balance, September 30, 2016

$

442,794

 

 

$

385,567

 

 

$

196,306

 

 

$

1,024,667

 

 

 

 

On September 3, 2014, the Board of Directors approved a plan to sell certain non-core business units.  These business units are reported as discontinued operations.  In fiscal 2015, based upon the estimated fair values, the Company recorded and estimated after-tax loss of $31.2 million on the assets held for sale in discontinued operations, of which $2.0 million was recorded against goodwill.