Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Payables And Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities at the end of fiscal 2016 and 2015 consisted of the following:

In Thousands	2016		2015
Payroll and other compensation	$	107,132	$	107,912
Commissions		5,901		5,373
Casualty and medical		14,933		14,881
Interest		6,397		6,999
Warranties		13,365		14,658
State and other tax accruals		4,737		3,986
Customer deposits		22,302		32,566
Deferred revenue		26,618		19,647
Contract reserves		8,822		13,008
Forward foreign exchange contracts		12,036		20,932
Litigation reserves		4,006		6,657
Environmental reserves		646		646
Rent and future lease obligations		1,925		1,958
Other		9,343		10,511
	$	238,163	$	259,734

Changes in Carrying Amount of Accrued Product Warranty Costs

Changes in the carrying amount of accrued product warranty costs are summarized as follows:

In Thousands	2016			2015
Balance, beginning of year	$	14,658		$	16,243
Warranty costs incurred		(2,423	)		(1,917	)
Reclassification to liabilities held for sale		-			(108	)
Product warranty accrual		6,850			7,762
Release of reserves		(5,700	)		(6,702	)
Acquisitions		-			1,024
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(20	)		(1,644	)
Balance, end of year	$	13,365		$	14,658