Common Unit Repurchase Plans and Retirement (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Equity [Abstract]

Company's Repurchase Activities

The following table shows repurchases under the Repurchase Plan.

(in thousands, except per unit amounts)
Period	Total Number of Units Purchased		Average Price Paid per Unit (a)		Total Number of Units Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs		Maximum Number of Units that May Yet Be Purchased
Fiscal year 2012 to 2018 total		7,937	$	7.11		5,493		5,359
First quarter fiscal year 2019 total		599	$	9.57		599		4,760
Second quarter fiscal year 2019 total  (b)		2,187	$	9.44		2,187		2,573
April 2019		222	$	9.67		222		2,351
May 2019		552	$	9.67		552		1,799
June 2019		111	$	9.78		111		1,688
Third quarter fiscal year 2019 total		885	$	9.68		885		1,688
July 1, 2019 through July 30, 2019		136	$	9.76		136		1,552	(c)

(a) Amount includes repurchase costs.

(b) Second quarter of fiscal year 2019 common units repurchased include 1.2 million common units acquired in a private transaction.

(c) Of the total available for repurchase, approximately 0.3 million are available for repurchase in open market transactions and 1.3 million are available for repurchase in privately-negotiated transactions.