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INCOME TAXES
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES INCOME TAXES
During the quarter ended March 31, 2026, the Company recognized a tax provision of $18,038 on income before taxes from continuing operations of $64,975, compared to a tax provision of $17,782 on income before taxes from continuing operations of $67,587 in the prior year quarter. The current year quarter results includes the impact of retirement plan events of $1,609 ($1,225, net of tax); and discrete and certain other tax benefits, net, that affect comparability of $14. The prior year quarter results included strategic review costs - retention and other of $889 ($670, net of tax); and discrete and certain other tax benefits, net, that affect comparability of $1,006. Excluding these items, the effective tax rates for the quarters ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were 27.7% and 27.8%, respectively.

During the six months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recognized a tax provision of $38,189 on income before taxes from continuing operations of $140,698, compared to a tax provision of $38,516 on income before taxes from continuing operations of $147,457 in the comparable prior year period. The six month period ended March 31, 2026 included the impact of retirement plan events of $3,218 ($2,451, net of tax); loss from debt extinguishment of $556, ($423, net of tax); and discrete and other tax provisions, net, that affect comparability of $215. The six month period ended March 31, 2025 included strategic review costs - retention and other of $1,778 ($1,339, net of tax); and discrete and other tax benefits, net, that affect comparability of $1,134. Excluding these items, the effective tax rate for both the six months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was 26.9%.
Subsequent to the actions discussed in Note 1, the Company has recorded a deferred tax liability of $13,865 relating to the outside book to tax difference of North America discontinued operations, offset by a deferred tax asset of $22,086 relating to the outside book to tax basis difference in foreign discontinued operations. Under ASC 740-30, the Company is no longer permanently reinvested in the discontinued operations of Canada, Australia, and U.K.