EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share Basic and Diluted

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)	2022		2021		2020
Net income, as reported	$	274,922	$	117,890	$	163,007
Basic earnings per share
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding-basic	96,100		96,227		94,798
Basic earnings per common share	$2.86		$1.23		$1.72
Diluted earnings per share
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding-basic	96,100		96,227		94,798
Incremental shares (1)	388		333		305
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding-diluted	96,488		96,560		95,103
Diluted earnings per common share (2)	$2.85		$1.22		$1.71

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

(2)There were anti-dilutive shares of 74,000 excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share related to the equity forward sale agreement for fiscal 2020. There were no anti-dilutive shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for fiscal 2022 and 2021