Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT PLANS (Tables)

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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT PLANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]    
Reconciliation of Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets and Funded Status of Pension Plans
The Company provides defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans to certain employees. Effective January 1, 2014, the Company's principal retirement plan was closed to new participants.  The following provides a reconciliation of benefit obligations, plan assets and funded status of the plans as of the Company's actuarial valuation as of September 30, 2016 and 2015:

 
Pension
 
Other Postretirement
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Change in benefit obligation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benefit obligation, beginning of year
$
238,727

 
$
211,036

 
$
20,424

 
$
21,358

Acquisitions

 
27,162

 

 

Service cost
7,446

 
6,764

 
402

 
454

Interest cost
9,725

 
8,740

 
845

 
885

Actuarial (gain) loss
26,841

 
4,087

 
2,931

 
(814
)
Exchange gain
(6
)
 
(1,206
)
 

 

Benefit payments
(19,167
)
 
(17,856
)
 
(1,312
)
 
(1,459
)
Benefit obligation, end of year
263,566

 
238,727

 
23,290

 
20,424

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in plan assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Fair value, beginning of year
142,225

 
131,753

 

 

Acquisitions

 
25,897

 

 

Actual return
11,244

 
625

 

 

Benefit payments (1)
(19,167
)
 
(17,856
)
 
(1,312
)
 
(1,459
)
Employer contributions
17,562

 
1,806

 
1,312

 
1,459

Fair value, end of year
151,864

 
142,225

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Funded status
(111,701
)
 
(96,502
)
 
(23,291
)
 
(20,424
)
Unrecognized actuarial loss (gain)
92,310

 
77,368

 
1,130

 
(1,801
)
Unrecognized prior service cost
(1,048
)
 
(1,231
)
 
(916
)
 
(1,111
)
Net amount recognized
$
(20,439
)
 
$
(20,365
)
 
$
(23,077
)
 
$
(23,336
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Current liability
$
(760
)
 
$
(749
)
 
$
(1,148
)
 
$
(1,009
)
Noncurrent benefit liability
(110,941
)
 
(95,753
)
 
(22,143
)
 
(19,415
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (income)
91,262

 
76,137

 
214

 
(2,912
)
Net amount recognized
$
(20,439
)
 
$
(20,365
)
 
$
(23,077
)
 
$
(23,336
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts recognized in accumulated
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

       other comprehensive loss (income):
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net actuarial loss (income)
$
92,310

 
$
77,368

 
$
1,130

 
$
(1,801
)
Prior service cost
(1,048
)
 
(1,231
)
 
(916
)
 
(1,111
)
Net amount recognized
$
91,262

 
$
76,137

 
$
214

 
$
(2,912
)

(1) Pension benefit payments in fiscal 2016 and 2015 include $9,300 and $10,000 of lump sum distributions, respectively, that were made to certain terminated vested employees as a settlement of the employees' pension obligations. These distributions did not meet the threshold to qualify as a settlement under U.S. GAAP and therefore, no unamortized actuarial loss was recognized in the Statement of Income upon completion of the lump sum distributions.
 
Net Periodic Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Costs
Net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit cost for the plans included the following:
 
Pension
 
Other Postretirement
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Service cost
$
7,446

 
$
6,764

 
$
6,150

 
$
402

 
$
454

 
$
436

Interest cost
9,725

 
8,740

 
8,927

 
845

 
885

 
919

Expected return on plan assets
(9,625
)
 
(10,151
)
 
(9,666
)
 

 

 

Amortization:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Prior service cost
(183
)
 
(180
)
 
(206
)
 
(195
)
 
(195
)
 
(195
)
Net actuarial loss (gain)
7,468

 
6,203

 
3,927

 

 

 
(87
)
Net benefit cost
$
14,831

 
$
11,376

 
$
9,132

 
$
1,052

 
$
1,144

 
$
1,073

 
Contributions During Fiscal Year
Contributions made in fiscal 2016 are as follows:
Contributions
Pension
 
Other Postretirement
Principal retirement plan
$
15,800

 
$

Supplemental retirement plan
725

 

Other retirement plans
1,037

 

Other postretirement plan

 
1,312

 
Amounts of AOCI Expected to be Recognized in Net Periodic Benefit Costs
Amounts of AOCI expected to be recognized in net periodic benefit costs in fiscal 2017 include:

 
Pension
Benefits
 
Other
Postretirement
Benefits
Net actuarial loss
$
10,035

 
$

Prior service cost
(181
)
 
(195
)
 
Weighted-Average Assumptions for Principal Retirement and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
The measurement date of annual actuarial valuations for the Company's principal retirement and other postretirement benefit plans was September 30, for fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014.  The weighted-average assumptions for those plans were:
 
Pension
 
  
Other Postretirement   
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Discount rate
3.51
%
 
4.25
%
 
4.25
%
 
3.42
%
 
4.25
%
 
4.25
%
Return on plan assets
7.25
%
 
7.75
%
 
7.75
%
 

 

 

Compensation increase
3.50
%
 
3.50
%
 
3.50
%
 

 

 

 
Weighted Average Asset Allocation and Target Allocation
The Company's defined benefit pension plans' weighted-average asset allocation at September 30, 2016 and 2015 and weighted-average target allocation were as follows:
 
Plan Assets at
 
Target
Asset Category
2016
 
2015
 
Allocation
Equity securities
$
58,849

 
$
60,460

 
50
%
Fixed income, cash and cash equivalents
72,495

 
59,612

 
30
%
Other investments
20,520

 
22,153

 
20
%
 
$
151,864

 
$
142,225

 
100
%
 
Fair Value Allocation of Plan Assets
The Company's defined benefit pension plans' asset categories at September 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

 
September 30, 2016
Asset Category
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Equity securities - stocks
$
35,912

 
$

 
$

 
$
35,912

Equity securities - mutual funds
22,937

 

 

 
22,937

Fixed income securities
41,099

 
11,732

 

 
52,831

Cash and cash equivalents
19,664

 

 

 
19,664

Other investments
7,694

 
10

 
12,816

 
20,520

Total
$
127,306

 
$
11,742

 
$
12,816

 
$
151,864

 
September 30, 2015
Asset Category
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Equity securities - stocks
$
31,559

 
$

 
$

 
$
31,559

Equity securities - mutual funds
27,846

 
1,055

 

 
28,901

Fixed income securities
39,644

 
15,474

 

 
55,118

Cash and cash equivalents
4,494

 

 

 
4,494

Other investments
8,171

 

 
13,982

 
22,153

Total
$
111,714

 
$
16,529

 
$
13,982

 
$
142,225

Changes in Fair Value of Level 3 Plan Assets
Changes in the fair value of Level 3 assets at September 30, 2016 and 2015 are summarized as follows:

Asset Category
Fair Value, Beginning of Period
 
Acquisitions
 
Dispositions
 
Realized Gains
 
Unrealized Gains (Losses)
 
Fair Value, End of Period
Other investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fiscal Year Ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2016
$
13,982

 
$

 
$
(941
)
 
$
449

 
$
(674
)
 
$
12,816

September 30, 2015
14,330

 

 
(1,661
)
 
608

 
705

 
13,982

 
Benefit Payments Expected to be Paid
Benefit payments expected to be paid are as follows:
Years ending September 30:
Pension Benefits
 
Other Postretirement Benefits
 
 
 
 
2017
$
9,772

 
$
1,148

2018
10,066

 
1,181

2019
10,672

 
1,210

2020
11,229

 
1,217

2021
11,665

 
1,243

2022-2026
70,164

 
6,769

 
$
123,568

 
$
12,768