Note 4 - Receivables

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Financing Receivables [Text Block]

4.               RECEIVABLES

See Note 1 for information about our receivables accounting policies.

Allowances For Credit Losses

September 30,	2012			2011			2010
Accounts Receivable:
Beginning balance	$	17.6		$	24.6		$	23.4
Charge-offs		(2.8	)		(10.7	)		(5.5	)
Recoveries		1.1			0.1			0.6
Provisions		3.2			3.6			6.1
Ending balance	$	19.1		$	17.6		$	24.6
Customer Financing:
Beginning balance	$	71.4		$	78.4		$	33.2
Charge-offs		(10.4	)		(9.3	)		(8.2	)
Recoveries		-			-			0.6
Provisions		11.8			2.3			52.8
Ending balance	$	72.8		$	71.4		$	78.4
Current	$	51.6		$	41.7		$	39.8
Non-current	$	21.2		$	29.7		$	38.6

Other Customer Financing Information

Estimated future collections	2013		2014		2015		2016		2017		Thereafter		Total
Notes	$	40.5	$	20.6	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	61.1
Contracts		177.7		77.2		38.7		2.3		0.5		-		296.4
	$	218.2	$	97.8	$	38.7	$	2.3	$	0.5	$	-	$	357.5

September 30,	2012		2011
Recorded Investment
principal and interest due, net of deferred interest and fees of $8.1 in 2012 and $11.6 in 2011
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	123.2	$	104.2
Collectively evaluated for impairment		307.1		260.7
Total	$	430.3	$	364.9
Allowances for Credit Losses
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	59.9	$	58.6
Collectively evaluated for impairment		12.9		12.8
Total	$	72.8	$	71.4

Age Analysis of Recorded Investment	September 30, 2012						September 30, 2011
	Contracts		Notes		Total		Contracts		Notes		Total
Past Due:
1-29 days	$	6.6	$	-	$	6.6	$	5.3	$	2.0	$	7.3
30-59 days		6.0		1.4		7.4		2.0		1.8		3.8
60-89 days		1.4		1.4		2.8		1.2		1.8		3.0
Over 90 days		6.3		40.0		46.3		6.3		31.0		37.3
Total past due	$	20.3	$	42.8	$	63.1	$	14.8	$	36.6	$	51.4
Total current (1)		288.1		79.1		367.2		188.1		125.4		313.5
Grand total	$	308.4	$	121.9	$	430.3	$	202.9	$	162.0	$	364.9
Over 90 days and accruing interest	$	1.4	$	0.3	$	1.7	$	2.6	$	0.1	$	2.7
Nonaccrual status (not accruing interest)		13.8		75.0		88.8		24.2		84.0		108.2

(1)includes impaired Alabama notes of $35.0 million in 2012 and $48.8 million in 2011

Recorded Investment by Credit Quality Indicator Using Credit Profile by Internally Assigned Risk Grade

	September 30, 2012						September 30, 2011
	Contracts		Notes		Total		Contracts		Notes		Total
Low	$	87.8	$	-	$	87.8	$	43.9	$	-	$	43.9
Medium		68.3		0.2		68.5		25.8		0.3		26.1
High (2)		152.3		121.7		274.0		133.2		161.7		294.9
Total recorded investment	$	308.4	$	121.9	$	430.3	$	202.9	$	162.0	$	364.9

(2) includes impaired Alabama notes receivable of $75.0 million in 2012 and $84.0 million in 2011

Impaired loans	September 30, 2012						September 30, 2011
	Contracts		Notes		Total		Contracts		Notes		Total
Recorded investment	$	2.5	$	75.0	$	77.5	$	5.2	$	84.0	$	89.2
Unpaid principal face		2.5		75.0		77.5		5.1		85.2		90.3
Related allowance		1.4		58.5		59.9		2.8		55.8		58.6
Average recorded investment		3.9		79.5		83.4		8.8		87.6		96.4
Interest income recognized on impaired loans:
Quarter-to-date
Total	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	0.2	$	-	$	0.2
Cash-basis		-		-		-		-		-		-
Year-to-date
Total	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	0.7	$	0.3	$	1.0
Cash-basis		-		-		-		-		0.3		0.3