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Fair Value Measurements

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Fair Value Measurements
 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
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Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  A three level fair value hierarchy is used to prioritize the inputs used in valuations, as defined below:

Level 1:   Observable inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either   directly or indirectly.
Level 3:   Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
Note 4.   Fair Value Measurements (continued)

The fair values of the Company's assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis are categorized as follows:
  March 31, 2020 September 30, 2019
  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:                
Derivatives (1)
$ —    $ 777    $ —    $ 777    $ —    $ 845    $ —    $ 845   
Equity and fixed income mutual funds —    22,892    —    22,892    —    22,986    —    22,986   
Life insurance policies —    4,054    —    4,054    —    4,030    —    4,030   
Total assets at fair value $ —    $ 27,723    $ —    $ 27,723    $ —    $ 27,861    $ —    $ 27,861   
Liabilities:                
Derivatives (1)
$ —    $ 6,809    $ —    $ 6,809    $ —    $ 1,379    $ —    $ 1,379   
Total liabilities at fair value $ —    $ 6,809    $ —    $ 6,809    $ —    $ 1,379    $ —    $ 1,379   
(1) Interest rate swaps are valued based on observable market swap rates and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.