WARRANTY LIABILITY (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

Changes in Griffon’s warranty liability, included in Accrued liabilities, were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Balance, beginning of period	$	7,424		$	10,356		$	8,856		$	7,963
Warranties issued and changes in estimated pre-existing warranties		1,309			579			1,965			5,525
Actual warranty costs incurred		(1,342	)		(1,174	)		(3,430	)		(3,727	)
Balance, end of period	$	7,391		$	9,761		$	7,391		$	9,761