Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurments

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

	At March 31, 2015								At September 30, 2014
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial assets:
Cash	$	79,973	$	-	$	-	$	79,973	$	92,590	$	-	$	-	$	92,590
Investments in money market funds		15		-		-		15		11,210		-		-		11,210
Investments in reverse repurchase agreements		773		-		-		773		11,487		-		-		11,487
Equity securities		10,435		-		-		10,435		9,645		-		-		9,645
Total financial assets	$	91,196	$	-	$	-	$	91,196	$	124,932	$	-	$	-	$	124,932

Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments

		At March 31, 2015				At September 30, 2014
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Cost		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Cost
Assets:
Notes receivable from municipalities	2		16,133		15,466		15,988		15,228
Liabilities:
Long-term debt, including current portion	2		(754,762)		(713,000)		(752,513)		(710,000)