CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 46,740	$ 60,062
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,129 and $1,249 respectively	100,631	87,680
Inventories	263,236	250,051
Income taxes receivable	4,153	2,573
Deferred income taxes	9,933	9,341
Other current assets	1,532	1,728
Total current assets	426,225	411,435
Property, plant and equipment, net	124,652	110,678
Deferred income taxes-long term portion	68,255	65,113
Prepayments and deferred charges	1,777	2,903
Other intangible assets, net	6,017	6,440
Total assets	626,926	596,569
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	37,471	49,086
Accrued expenses	15,157	19,698
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits	21,065	21,390
Deferred revenue-current portion	2,500	2,500
Total current liabilities	76,193	92,674
Long-term obligations (less current portion)	980	1,348
Deferred revenue (less current portion)	32,829	35,329
Non-current income taxes payable	339	323
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits	215,487	194,042
Total liabilities	325,828	323,716
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 9 and 10)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value (40,000,000 shares authorized, 12,204,179 and 12,287,790 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2012, respectively)	12	12
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value (20,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding)
Additional paid-in capital	236,751	231,842
Accumulated earnings	163,426	124,047
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(99,091)	(83,048)
Total stockholders' equity	301,098	272,853
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 626,926	$ 596,569