CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 48,258	$ 49,045
Restricted cash (Note 16)	9,200
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $869 and $859 respectively	64,496	75,593
Inventories	257,372	247,836
Income taxes receivable	6,857	3,699
Deferred income taxes		6,295
Other current assets	4,045	2,974
Total current assets	390,228	385,442
Property, plant and equipment, net	187,676	185,351
Deferred income taxes-long term portion	56,180	53,958
Prepayments and deferred charges	2,026	1,877
Goodwill	4,789	4,789
Other intangible assets, net	6,648	6,774
Total assets	647,547	638,191
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	30,876	29,386
Accrued expenses	11,237	16,576
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits	4,965	4,965
Deferred revenue-current portion	18,569	2,500
Total current liabilities	65,647	53,427
Long-term obligations (less current portion)	4,576	4,574
Deferred revenue (less current portion)	24,704	25,329
Deferred income taxes	1,707
Accrued pension benefits	105,910	107,208
Accrued postretirement benefits	105,063	105,664
Total liabilities	$ 307,607	$ 296,202
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 9 and 10)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value (40,000,000 shares authorized, 12,467,498 and 12,510,708 shares issued and 12,446,000 and 12,481,549 outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2015, respectively)	$ 12	$ 12
Additional paid-in capital	244,958	244,488
Accumulated earnings	184,015	186,533
Treasury stock, 21,498 shares at September 30, 2015 and 29,159 shares at December 31, 2015	(1,380)	(1,091)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(87,665)	(87,953)
Total stockholders' equity	339,940	341,989
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 647,547	$ 638,191