INCOME TAXES (Tables)
|
12 Months Ended |
Sep. 30, 2011 |
INCOME TAXES [Abstract] |
|
Provision for Income Taxes |
The provision for income taxes consisted of the following:
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Current: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal |
|
$ |
15,306 |
|
|
$ |
20,898 |
|
|
$ |
15,896 |
|
State |
|
|
3,004 |
|
|
|
3,191 |
|
|
|
1,584 |
|
Foreign |
|
|
10,689 |
|
|
|
9,325 |
|
|
|
5,963 |
|
|
|
|
28,999 |
|
|
|
33,414 |
|
|
|
23,443 |
|
Deferred |
|
|
9,557 |
|
|
|
5,225 |
|
|
|
7,870 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
38,556 |
|
|
$ |
38,639 |
|
|
$ |
31,313 |
|
|
|
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities |
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
Deferred tax assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postretirement benefits |
|
$ |
10,743 |
|
|
$ |
9,516 |
|
Environmental reserve |
|
|
2,430 |
|
|
|
2,649 |
|
Pension costs |
|
|
25,524 |
|
|
|
19,112 |
|
Deferred compensation |
|
|
1,037 |
|
|
|
5,898 |
|
Stock options |
|
|
9,447 |
|
|
|
7,436 |
|
Other |
|
|
22,790 |
|
|
|
16,162 |
|
|
|
|
71,971 |
|
|
|
60,773 |
|
Deferred tax liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
(3,503 |
) |
|
|
(1,018 |
) |
Goodwill |
|
|
(48,494 |
) |
|
|
(41,281 |
) |
Other |
|
|
(1,441 |
) |
|
|
(2,203 |
) |
|
|
|
(53,438 |
) |
|
|
(44,502 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net deferred tax asset |
|
$ |
18,533 |
|
|
$ |
16,271 |
|
|
Reconciliation of Federal Statutory Tax Rate to Consolidated Effective Tax Rate |
The reconciliation of the federal statutory tax rate to the consolidated effective tax rate was as follows:
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Federal statutory tax rate |
|
|
35.0 |
% |
|
|
35.0 |
% |
|
|
35.0 |
% |
Effect of state income taxes, net of federal deduction |
|
|
2.5 |
|
|
|
2.6 |
|
|
|
2.9 |
|
Foreign taxes less than federal statutory rate |
|
|
(1.3 |
) |
|
|
(0.7 |
) |
|
|
(1.8 |
) |
Other |
|
|
(1.8 |
) |
|
|
(1.9 |
) |
|
|
(1.7 |
) |
Effective tax rate |
|
|
34.4 |
% |
|
|
35.0 |
% |
|
|
34.4 |
% |
|
Changes in Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits |
Changes in the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits (excluding penalties and interest) are as follows:
|
|
2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Balance beginning of year |
|
$ |
3,422 |
|
|
$ |
3,575 |
|
|
$ |
4,370 |
|
Increases for tax positions of prior years |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
437 |
|
|
|
120 |
|
Decreases for tax positions of prior years |
|
|
(96 |
) |
|
|
(506 |
) |
|
|
(607 |
) |
Increases based on tax positions related to the current year |
|
|
202 |
|
|
|
355 |
|
|
|
674 |
|
Decreases due to settlements with taxing authorities |
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
(57 |
) |
|
|
(542 |
) |
Decreases due to lapse of statute of limitation |
|
|
(562 |
) |
|
|
(382 |
) |
|
|
(440 |
) |
Balance end of year |
|
$ |
2,928 |
|
|
$ |
3,422 |
|
|
$ |
3,575 |
|
|
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies |
The Company is currently under examination in several tax jurisdictions and remains subject to examination until the statute of limitation expires for those tax jurisdictions. As of September 30, 2011, the tax years that remain subject to examination by major jurisdiction generally are:
United States - Federal |
2008 and forward |
United States - State |
2008 and forward |
Canada |
2007 and forward |
Europe |
2003 and forward |
United Kingdom |
2009 and forward |
Australia |
2007 and forward |
Asia |
2005 and forward |
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