Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurments

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

	At September 30, 2019								At September 30, 2018
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial assets:
Cash	$	52,971	$	-	$	-	$	52,971	$	59,838	$	-	$	-	$	59,838
Investments in reverse repurchase agreements		886		-		-		886		4,582		-		-		4,582
Investments in term deposits with foreign banks		45,216		-		-		45,216		19,174		-		-		19,174
Equity securities		20,504		-		-		20,504		19,730		-		-		19,730
Cross currency interest rate swaps		-		24,758		-		24,758		-		-		-		-
Total financial assets	$	119,577	$	24,758	$	-	$	144,335	$	103,324	$	-	$	-	$	103,324
Financial liabilities:
Cross currency interest rate swaps	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	23,000	$	-	$	23,000
Total financial liabilities	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	23,000	$	-	$	23,000

Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments

		At September 30, 2019				At September 30, 2018
	Fair Value Hierarchy Level	Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Cost		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Cost
Assets:
Notes receivable from municipalities	2	$	13,100	$	12,346	$	13,458	$	13,462
Investments in short-term time deposits	2		13,468		13,509		8,883		8,874
Liabilities:
Long-term debt	2	$	(928,618)	$	(867,377)	$	(1,094,987)	$	(1,095,292)