Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurments

Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments

	At June 30, 2013				At September 30, 2012
	Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Cost		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Cost
Cash and cash equivalents	$	60,972	$	60,972	$	61,829	$	61,829
Investments in deferred compensation program		7,898		7,898		7,316		7,316
Note receivable from municipality		2,517		2,064		-		-
Treasury lock agreement		546		546		-		-
Short-term borrowings		(35,144)		(35,144)		(329)		(329)
Long-term debt, including current portion		(587,443)		(550,000)		(443,827)		(391,875)

Financial Assets that are Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

	At June 30, 2013								At September 30, 2012
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial assets:
Cash	$	30,306	$	-	$	-	$	30,306	$	32,688	$	-	$	-	$	32,688
Investments in money market funds		15,753		-		-		15,753		14,791		-		-		14,791
Investments in reverse repurchase agreements		14,913		-		-		14,913		14,350		-		-		14,350
Equity securities		7,898		-		-		7,898		7,316		-		-		7,316
Treasury lock agreement		-		546		-		546		-		-		-		-
Total financial assets	$	68,870	$	546	$	-	$	69,416	$	69,145	$	-	$	-	$	69,145