Income Taxes (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Current and Deferred Income Tax Expenses

The current and deferred income tax expenses for the three and six months ended March 31, 2014, and 2013 are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	March 31,				March 31,
(in thousands)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Income before income taxes	$	89,289	$	70,796	$	122,132	$	85,465
Current tax expense	$	32,215	$	21,330	$	42,438	$	25,383
Deferred tax expense		4,858		7,787		8,190		8,651
Total tax expense	$	37,073	$	29,117	$	50,628	$	34,034