CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 68,326	$ 46,740
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,249 and $1,199 respectively	82,562	100,631
Inventories	232,157	263,236
Income taxes receivable	4,433	4,153
Deferred income taxes	6,018	9,933
Other current assets	2,408	1,532
Total current assets	395,904	426,225
Property, plant and equipment, net	152,764	124,652
Deferred income taxes-long term portion	41,301	68,255
Prepayments and deferred charges	2,282	1,777
Other intangible assets, net	5,601	6,017
Total assets	597,852	626,926
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	27,600	37,471
Accrued expenses	13,676	15,157
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits	4,918	21,065
Deferred revenue-current portion	2,500	2,500
Total current liabilities	48,694	76,193
Long-term obligations (less current portion)	767	980
Deferred revenue (less current portion)	30,329	32,829
Non-current income taxes payable		339
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits	162,259	215,487
Total liabilities	242,049	325,828
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 9 and 10)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value (40,000,000 shares authorized, 12,287,790 and 12,342,585 shares issued and 12,287,790 and 12,332,592 outstanding at September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2013, respectively)	12	12
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value (20,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding)
Additional paid-in capital	238,941	236,751
Accumulated earnings	174,154	163,426
Treasury stock, 0 shares at September 30, 2012 and 9,993 shares at September 30, 2013	(505)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(56,799)	(99,091)
Total stockholders' equity	355,803	301,098
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 597,852	$ 626,926