Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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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