XML 86 R73.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT

Income Taxes (Tax Expense and Effective Tax Rate) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Income Taxes
Earnings before income taxes	$ 50,855	$ 38,052	$ 128,817	$ 105,360
Income tax expense	$ 14,799	$ 6,187	$ 38,272	$ 26,873
Effective tax rate	29.10%	16.30%	29.70%	25.50%

- Definition

A ratio calculated by dividing the reported amount of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for the period by GAAP-basis pretax income from continuing operations.

+ References+ Details

- Definition

The sum of the current income tax expense or benefit and the deferred income tax expense or benefit pertaining to continuing operations.

+ References+ Details