Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurments

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

	At December 31, 2013								At September 30, 2013
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial assets:
Cash	$	36,025	$	-	$	-	$	36,025	$	35,839	$	-	$	-	$	35,839
Investments in money market funds		9,984		-		-		9,984		2,950		-		-		2,950
Investments in reverse repurchase agreements		8,581		-		-		8,581		9,767		-		-		9,767
Equity securities		9,434		-		-		9,434		8,285		-		-		8,285
Total financial assets	$	64,024	$	-	$	-	$	64,024	$	56,841	$	-	$	-	$	56,841

Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments

		At December 31, 2013				At September 30, 2013
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Cost		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Cost
Assets:
Notes receivable from municipalities	2		15,163		14,735		6,718		8,114
Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	2		(10,000)		(10,000)		-		-
Long-term debt	2		(614,588)		(584,000)		(588,297)		(550,000)