SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS [Abstract]

Restricted Stock Activity

The transactions for restricted stock for the year ended September 30, 2014 were as follows:

				Weighted-
				average
				grant-date
	Shares			fair value
Non-vested at September 30, 2013		641,399			$29.46
Granted		296,231			38.23
Vested		(285,063	)		29.39
Expired or forfeited		(77,417	)		30.84
Non-vested at September 30, 2014		575,150			33.83

Stock Option Activity

The transactions for shares under options for the year ended September 30, 2014 were as follows:

						Weighted-
				Weighted-		average		Aggregate
				average		remaining		intrinsic
	Shares			exercise price		contractual term		value
Outstanding, September 30, 2013		744,824			$37.76
Granted		-			-
Exercised		(211,956	)		35.54
Expired or forfeited		(20,546	)		39.08
Outstanding, September 30, 2014		512,322			38.62		1.4		$2,699
Exercisable, September 30, 2014		199,880			38.43		1.4		$1,091

Non-vested Options Activity

The transactions for non-vested option shares for the year ended September 30, 2014 were as follows:

				Weighted-
				average
				grant-date
	Shares			fair value
Non-vested at September 30, 2013		331,755			$11.29
Granted		-			-
Vested		-			-
Expired or forfeited		(19,313	)		12.65
Non-vested at September 30, 2014		312,442			11.21

Assumptions Used in Estimating Fair Value

The fair value of each restricted stock grant is estimated on the date of grant using a binomial lattice valuation model.  The following table indicates the assumptions used in estimating fair value of restricted stock for the years ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

	2014			2013			2012
Expected volatility		26.6	%		29.5	%		30.4	%
Dividend yield		1.1	%		1.2	%		1.0	%
Average risk-free interest rate		1.4	%		0.6	%		0.9	%
Average expected term (years)		2.0			2.0			2.0