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INVESTMENTS

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

INVESTMENTS:

At September 30, 2023 and 2022, non-current investments were as follows:


	2023		2022
Equity and fixed income mutual funds	$	699	$	—
Life insurance policies	4,926		4,439
Equity-method investments	323		2,729
Other (primarily cost-method) investments	19,040		18,808
	$	24,988	$	25,976

During fiscal 2023, the Company purchased the remaining ownership interest in a small Industrial Technologies business, which was previously held as an equity-method investment. See Note 21, "Acquisitions and Divestitures."