Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Earnings Per Share Reconciliation [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

The following table (i) reconciles the denominator used to compute Basic EPS to the denominator used to compute Diluted EPS for each of the last three fiscal years, and (ii) discloses the number of antidilutive stock options, shares of restricted stock, and restricted stock units outstanding at the end of each of the fiscal years indicated (in thousands):

	2016		2015		2014
Shares used to calculate EPS:
Weighted average shares outstanding    (denominator used to compute basic EPS)		120,133		125,007		130,483
Diluted effect of stock options and restricted stock		1,350		1,103		1,888
Denominator used to compute diluted EPS		121,483		126,110		132,371
Antidilutive stock options and restricted stock		2,142		3,237		2,074

Share Repurchases

The following table summarizes the activity under this program during fiscal 2016 (in thousands, except per-share amounts):

Amount Authorized (inthousands)		Average Price Per Share (1)		Total Shares Retired (In thousands)		Shares Repurchased (In thousands) 2016
$	500,000	$	44.76		3,408		3,408

(1) Includes commissions paid and calculated as the average price per share since the repurchase program authorization date.