Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurments

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

	At September 30, 2014								At September 30, 2013
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial assets:
Cash	$	92,590	$	-	$	-	$	92,590	$	35,839	$	-	$	-	$	35,839
Investments in money market funds		11,210		-		-		11,210		2,950		-		-		2,950
Investments in reverse repurchase agreements		11,487		-		-		11,487		9,767		-		-		9,767
Equity securities		9,645		-		-		9,645		8,285		-		-		8,285
Total financial assets	$	124,932	$	-	$	-	$	124,932	$	56,841	$	-	$	-	$	56,841

Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments

		At September 30, 2014				At September 30, 2013
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Cost		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Cost
Assets:
Notes receivable from municipalities	2		15,988		15,228		6,718		8,114
Liabilities:
Long-term debt, including current portion	2		(752,513)		(710,000)		(588,297)		(550,000)