SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Unrecognized Compensation Cost

	September 30,
(In thousands, except average service periods)	2014		2013		2012
Share-based compensation recognized	$	14,691	$	14,231	$	10,402
Unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures	16,478		19,898		19,483
Remaining weighted-average service period (years)	1.7		1.8		2.2

Fair Value Assumptions

For fiscal year 2012, we estimated the fair value of each stock option on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model and the following assumptions:

	Fiscal 2012
Risk-Free Interest Rate	0.9%
Expected Volatility	44%
Expected Life (Years)	5.4
Dividend Yield	None

Stock Option Activity

A summary of stock option activity for fiscal year 2014 is as follows:

	Number of Options (000s)		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value  (000s)
Outstanding at October 1, 2013	989		$	33.21
Granted	—		—
Exercised	(125	)	29.44			$	2,637
Forfeited	(31	)	40.24
Outstanding at September 30, 2014	833		33.52		5.0	8,473
Exercisable at September 30, 2014	666		31.78		4.5	7,928

Summary of Restricted Stock Activity

A summary of restricted stock activity for fiscal year 2014 is as follows:

	Number of Shares (000s)		Weighted Average Fair Value
Unvested at October 1, 2013	623		$	42.44
Granted	235		54.19
Vested	(175	)	38.04
Forfeited	(61	)	47.60
Unvested at September 30, 2014	622		47.62

Summary of Performance Stock Activity

A summary of performance unit stock activity for fiscal year 2014 is as follows:

	Number of Shares (000s)		Weighted Average Fair Value
Unvested at October 1, 2013	226		$	42.35
Granted	86		53.55
Vested	—		—
Forfeited	(48	)	43.10
Unvested at September 30, 2014	264		45.87