Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Contractual Term

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Restriction Period

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Share-based Goods and Nonemployee Services Transaction, Award Restriction Period

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Share-based Goods and Nonemployee Services Transaction, Award Vesting Period

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from holders exercising their stock options. This item inherently excludes any excess tax benefit, which the entity may have realized and reported separately.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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-Glossary Financing Activities

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Fair value of options vested. Excludes equity instruments other than options, for example, but not limited to, share units, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock.

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for future awards or grants	1,600,000
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	$ 1,064	$ 3,688	$ 9,224
Stock Options [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Outstanding options maximum term	10 years
Total fair value of the shares vested	$ 2,500	$ 2,800	$ 3,200
Number of shares granted (in shares)	0	0	0
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 36.18
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 37.08	$ 53.55	$ 45.20
Employee, vesting period	3 years
Employee, restriction period	3 years
Minimum [Member] \| Stock Options [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Employee, vesting period	1 year
Minimum [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Employee, vesting period	3 years
Employee, restriction period	3 years
Non-employee directors, award vesting period	13 months
Non-employee directors, award restriction period	13 months
Maximum [Member] \| Stock Options [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Employee, vesting period	4 years
Maximum [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Employee, vesting period	4 years
Employee, restriction period	4 years