Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]  
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
Note 8.   Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
 
The Company provides defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans to certain employees. Net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit cost for the plans included the following:

 
   
Pension
    
Other Postretirement
  
Three months ended June 30,
  
2011
    
2010
    
2011
    
2010
  
                         
Service cost
   $ 1,237     $ 1,078     $ 158     $ 173  
Interest cost
     1,867       1,853       313       346  
Expected return on plan assets
     (1,843 )     (1,717 )     -       -  
Amortization:
                                
   Prior service cost
     6       (10 )     (119 )     (181 )
   Net actuarial loss
     1,338       1,338       102       130  
                                 
Net benefit cost
   $ 2,605     $ 2,542     $ 454     $ 468  

 

   
Pension
    
Other Postretirement
  
Nine months ended June 30,
  
2011
    
2010
    
2011
    
2010
  
                         
Service cost
   $ 3,711     $ 3,234     $ 474     $ 519  
Interest cost
     5,601       5,559       939       1,038  
Expected return on plan assets
     (5,529 )     (5,151 )     -       -  
Amortization:
                                
   Prior service cost
     18       (30 )     (357 )     (543 )
   Net actuarial loss
     4,014       4,014       306       390  
                                 
 Net benefit cost
   $ 7,815     $ 7,626     $ 1,362     $ 1,404  

Benefit payments under the Company's principal retirement plan are made from plan assets, while benefit payments under the postretirement benefit plan are made from the Company's operating funds.  Under IRS regulations, the Company is not required to make any significant contributions to its principal retirement plan in fiscal year 2011.  Contributions made and anticipated for fiscal year 2011 are as follows:

Contributions
  
Pension
    
Other Postretirement
  
             
Contributions during the nine months ended June 30, 2011:
            
   Supplemental retirement plan
   $ 559     $ -  
   Other postretirement plan
     -       772  
                 
Additional contributions expected in fiscal 2011:
                
   Supplemental retirement plan
     206       -  
   Other postretirement plan
     -       321