SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan

Expense and income tax benefits related to our stock options awards granted to employees, members of our Board of Directors and independent contractor financial advisors are presented below:



	Three months ended March 31,				Six months ended March 31,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(in thousands)
Total share-based expense	$	2,571	$	3,128	$	5,688	$	6,861
Income tax benefit related to share-based expense	250		483		626		1,278

Schedule of Unrecognized Compensation Cost, Nonvested Awards

Unrecognized pre-tax expense for stock option awards granted to employees, members of our Board of Directors, and independent contractor financial advisors, net of estimated forfeitures, and the remaining period over which the expense will be recognized as of March 31, 2015, are presented below:



	Unrecognized pre-tax expense		Remaining weighted- average amortization period
	(in thousands)		(in years)
Employees and members of our Board of Directors	$	29,043	3.5
Independent contractor financial advisors	1,825		3.4

Restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan

Expense and income tax benefits related to our restricted equity awards (which include restricted stock and restricted stock units) granted to employees, members of our Board of Directors, and independent contractor financial advisors are presented below:



	Three months ended March 31,				Six months ended March 31,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(in thousands)
Total share-based expense	$	14,189	$	12,422	$	33,155	$	29,057
Income tax benefit related to share-based expense	5,038		4,304		11,900		10,220

Schedule of Unrecognized Compensation Cost, Nonvested Awards

Unrecognized pre-tax expense for restricted equity awards granted to employees, members of our Board of Directors and independent contractor financial advisors, net of estimated forfeitures, and the remaining period over which the expense will be recognized as of March 31, 2015, are presented below:



	Unrecognized pre-tax expense		Remaining weighted- average amortization period
	(in thousands)		(in years)
Employees and members of our Board of Directors	$	108,156	3.0
Independent contractor financial advisors	65		1.3