Accrued Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Accrued Expenses

Summary of the major classes of accrued expenses

	September 30,
	2011		2012
Employee compensation	$	8,658	$	8,355
Advance payments from customers		6,166		1,868
Taxes, other than income taxes		2,284		2,566
Other		2,590		2,368
	$	19,698	$	15,157