CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 43,566	$ 46,740
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,249 and $1,181 respectively	90,243	100,631
Inventories	255,788	263,236
Income taxes receivable	2,325	4,153
Deferred income taxes	9,354	9,933
Other current assets	1,996	1,532
Total current assets	403,272	426,225
Property, plant and equipment, net	147,982	124,652
Deferred income taxes-long term portion	63,658	68,255
Prepayments and deferred charges	1,878	1,777
Intangible assets, net	5,705	6,017
Total assets	622,495	626,926
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	30,740	37,471
Accrued expenses	16,014	15,157
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits	21,065	21,065
Deferred revenue-current portion	2,500	2,500
Total current liabilities	70,319	76,193
Long-term obligations (less current portion)	980	980
Deferred revenue (less current portion)	30,954	32,829
Non-current income taxes payable		339
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits	205,784	215,487
Total liabilities	308,037	325,828
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value (40,000,000 shares authorized, 12,287,790 and 12,342,585 shares issued, and 12,287,790 and 12,332,592 outstanding at September 30, 2012 and June 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	239,040	236,751
Accumulated earnings	172,858	163,426
Treasury stock, 0 shares at September 30, 2012 and 9,993 shares at June 30, 2013	(505)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(96,947)	(99,091)
Total stockholders' equity	314,458	301,098
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 622,495	$ 626,926