Stock Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Compensation costs included in net income

The following table presents amounts related to our stock compensation arrangements:

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2016
	(in thousands)
Share-based compensation costs	$	10,784		$	5,866		$	5,346
Income tax benefits on share-based compensation	(1,656		)	(2,053		)	(1,871		)

Summary of restricted stock award activity

The following table presents a summary of stock compensation activity:

	Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding as of September 30, 2017	2,413,783		$	6.53
Granted	1,392,783		9.75
Released (a)	(216,074	)	8.35
Forfeited	(34,767	)	9.34
Outstanding as of September 30, 2018	3,555,725		$	7.76

(a) 29,160 shares were withheld to satisfy related federal income tax withholding.

The following table presents a summary of the fair value of shares granted:

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2016
	(in millions except per share amounts)
Weighted average grant-date fair value per share granted (a)	$	9.75	$	9.57	$	3.53
Total grant date fair value of shares vested	$	2.3	$	3.8	$	2.3

(a) Awards with performance and time-based vesting provisions are generally valued based upon the underlying share price as of the issuance date.