Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

v3.19.2
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Net Periodic Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Cost Net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit cost for the plans included the following:
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Pension
 
Other Postretirement
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
2,000

 
$
2,039

 
$
61

 
$
84

Interest cost *
2,301

 
2,049

 
180

 
158

Expected return on plan assets *
(2,596
)
 
(2,534
)
 
—

 
—

Amortization:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Prior service cost
(46
)
 
(35
)
 
(49
)
 
(49
)
Net actuarial loss (gain) *
1,081

 
1,753

 
(15
)
 
—

Net benefit cost
$
2,740

 
$
3,272

 
$
177

 
$
193

 
Nine months ended June 30,
 
Pension
 
Other Postretirement
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
6,000

 
$
6,117

 
$
183

 
$
252

Interest cost *
6,903

 
6,147

 
540

 
474

Expected return on plan assets *
(7,788
)
 
(7,602
)
 
—

 
—

Amortization:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Prior service cost
(138
)
 
(105
)
 
(147
)
 
(147
)
Net actuarial loss (gain) *
3,242

 
5,257

 
(45
)
 
—

Net benefit cost
$
8,219

 
$
9,814

 
$
531

 
$
579


* Non-service components of pension and postretirement expense are included in other income (deductions), net.
Contributions Made and Anticipated for the Current Fiscal Year
Contributions made and anticipated for fiscal year 2019 are as follows:
Contributions
 
Pension
 
Other Postretirement
Contributions during the nine months ended June 30, 2019:
 
 
 
 
Supplemental retirement plan
 
$
587

 
$
—

Other postretirement plan
 
—

 
914

 
 
 
 
 
Additional contributions expected in fiscal 2019:
 
 

 
 

Supplemental retirement plan
 
$
270

 
$
—

Other postretirement plan
 
—

 
161