Accrued Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Accrued Expenses

Summary of the major classes of accrued expenses

	September 30,
	2012		2013
Employee compensation	$	8,355	$	6,415
Advance payments from customers		1,868		1,094
Taxes, other than income taxes		2,566		3,005
Other		2,368		3,162
	$	15,157	$	13,676