SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
	(in thousands)
Total share-based expense	$	1,360	$	2,571	$	5,072	$	5,688
Income tax benefit related to share-based expense	—		250		434		626

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, 2016, are presented below:



	Unrecognized pre-tax expense		Remaining weighted- average amortization period
	(in thousands)		(in years)
Employees and members of our Board of Directors	$	23,846	3.06
Independent contractor financial advisors	939		3.27

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,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
	(in thousands)
Total share-based expense	$	16,911	$	14,189	$	34,820	$	33,155
Income tax benefit related to share-based expense	6,006		5,038		12,375		11,900

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, 2016, are presented below:



	Unrecognized pre-tax expense		Remaining weighted- average amortization period
	(in thousands)		(in years)
Employees and members of our Board of Directors	$	117,729	3.00
Independent contractor financial advisors	15		0.62