Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 255,536	$ 368,073
Receivables	770,731	727,740
Inventories	517,999	489,127
Prepaid expense and other current assets	41,996	41,499
Total current assets	1,586,262	1,626,439
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	547,141	522,991
Goodwill	804,652	774,268
Intangible assets, net	114,056	108,818
Deferred income taxes	12,637	26,558
Other assets	38,009	31,518
Total assets	3,102,757	3,090,592
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings	94	89
Current installments of long-term debt	238	295
Accounts payable	190,631	170,878
Accrued compensation	137,848	148,406
Customer advances	166,390	159,274
Contract loss reserves	42,971	43,214
Other accrued liabilities	130,736	107,278
Total current liabilities	668,908	629,434
Long-term debt, excluding current installments	907,429	956,653
Long-term pension and retirement obligations	189,923	271,272
Deferred income taxes	43,218	13,320
Other long-term liabilities	37,575	5,609
Total liabilities	1,847,053	1,876,288
Commitments and contingencies (Note 18)	0	0
Shareholders' equity
Additional paid-in capital	490,055	492,246
Retained earnings	1,901,182	1,847,819
Treasury shares	(739,091)	(739,157)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(342,314)	(335,491)
Total Moog shareholders' equity	1,255,704	1,214,304
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	3,102,757	3,090,592
Class A Common Stock
Shareholders' equity
Common stock	43,736	43,704
Class B Common Stock
Shareholders' equity
Common stock	7,544	7,576
Stock Employee Compensation Trust (SECT)
Shareholders' equity
Common stock issued to trust	(93,330)	(89,919)
Total Moog shareholders' equity	(93,330)	(89,919)
Supplemental Retirement Plan (SERP) Trust
Shareholders' equity
Common stock issued to trust	(12,078)	(12,474)
Total Moog shareholders' equity	$ (12,078)	$ (12,474)