EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following table presents the calculation of the Company’s basic and diluted earnings per share for the fiscal years ended September 30:

(Thousands, except per share amounts)	2019		2018		2017
Net income, as reported	$	169,505	$	233,436	$	132,065
Basic earnings per share
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding-basic	89,242		87,689		86,321
Basic earnings per common share	$1.90		$2.66		$1.53
Diluted earnings per share
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding-basic	89,242		87,689		86,321
Incremental shares (1)	374		626		823
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding-diluted	89,616		88,315		87,144
Diluted earnings per common share (2)	$1.89		$2.64		$1.52

(1) Incremental shares consist primarily of unvested stock awards and performance units.

(2)

There were no anti-dilutive shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017.