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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]  
Net Periodic Pension and Other Postretirement Cost
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:

 
   
Three Months Ended December 31,
  
   
Pension
    
Other Postretirement
  
   
2012
    
2011
    
2012
    
2011
  
                         
Service cost
   $ 1,685     $ 1,424     $ 199     $ 182  
Interest cost
     1,913       1,950       282       321  
Expected return on plan assets
     (2,243 )     (1,953 )     -       -  
Amortization:
                                
Prior service cost
     (52 )     (11 )     (68 )     (113 )
Net actuarial loss
     1,806       1,680       110       134  
                                 
Net benefit cost
   $ 3,109     $ 3,090     $ 523     $ 524  

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 2013.
Contributions Made and Anticipated for the Current Fiscal Year

 
Contributions made and anticipated for fiscal year 2013 are as follows:

Contributions
  
Pension
    
Other Postretirement
  
             
Contributions during the three months ended December 31, 2012:
            
   Supplemental retirement plan
   $ 181     $   -  
   Other postretirement plan
     -       215  
                 
Additional contributions expected in fiscal 2013:
                
   Supplemental retirement plan
     539       -  
   Other postretirement plan
     -       891