CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 48,011	$ 46,740
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,249 and $1,158 respectively	86,454	100,631
Inventories	262,715	263,236
Income taxes receivable	3,329	4,153
Deferred income taxes	9,749	9,933
Other current assets	2,306	1,532
Total current assets	412,564	426,225
Property, plant and equipment, net	141,743	124,652
Deferred income taxes-long term portion	67,165	68,255
Prepayments and deferred charges	1,820	1,777
Intangible assets, net	5,809	6,017
Total assets	629,101	626,926
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	38,103	37,471
Accrued expenses	14,278	15,157
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits	21,065	21,065
Deferred revenue-current portion	2,500	2,500
Total current liabilities	75,946	76,193
Long-term obligations (less current portion)	980	980
Deferred revenue (less current portion)	31,579	32,829
Non-current income taxes payable	339	339
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits	213,412	215,487
Total liabilities	322,256	325,828
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value (40,000,000 shares authorized, 12,287,790 and 12,342,985 shares issued, and 12,287,790 and 12,332,992 outstanding at September 30, 2012 and March 31, 2013, respectively)	12	12
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value (20,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding)
Additional paid-in capital	238,555	236,751
Accumulated earnings	170,274	163,426
Treasury stock, 0 shares at September 30, 2012 and 9,993 shares at March 31, 2013	(505)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(101,491)	(99,091)
Total stockholders' equity	306,845	301,098
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 629,101	$ 626,926