Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details)

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ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details)
 12 Months Ended
Feb. 01, 2016
USD ($)
Aug. 19, 2015
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Jul. 29, 2014
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Sep. 30, 2016
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Location
Country
Sep. 30, 2015
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Goodwill       $ 851,489,000 $ 855,728,000 $ 819,467,000
Acquisition spending, net of cash acquired       $ 6,937,000 $ 213,470,000 $ 382,104,000
Digital Design, Inc.            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Purchase price of acquisition $ 7,659,000          
Aurora            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Purchase price of acquisition   $ 210,026,000        
Goodwill   73,927,000        
Intangible assets acquired   76,340,000        
Intangible assets not subject to amortization   30,540,000        
Property plant and equipment acquired   26,268,000        
Other net assets acquired   33,491,000        
Goodwill expected to be deductible for tax purposes   $ 44,000,000        
Schawk Inc            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Business acquisition cash price per share (in dollars per share)     $ 11.80      
Business acquisition price (in shares) | shares     0.20582      
Closing price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares     $ 20.74      
Acquisition spending, net of cash acquired     $ 616,686,000      
Number of service deliverable locations | Location       155    
Number of service deliverable countries | Country       20