Note 3 - Receivables

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Financing Receivables [Text Block]

3.            RECEIVABLES

Accounts Receivable

Allowances for Credit Losses	March 31,  2013		September 30,  2012
Total	$	21.3	$	19.1

Customer Financing (Contracts and Notes)

	March 31,  2013		September 30,  2012
Recorded Investment(principal and interest due, net of deferred interest and fees)
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	117.6	$	123.2
Collectively evaluated for impairment		294.8		307.1
Total	$	412.4	$	430.3
Allowances for Credit Losses
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	67.4	$	59.9
Collectively evaluated for impairment		13.2		12.9
Total	$	80.6	$	72.8

Reconciliation of Allowances for Credit Losses	Periods Ended March 31,
	Second Quarters				Six Months
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Beginning balance	$	76.6	$	70.1	$	72.8	$	71.4
Charge-offs		-		-		-		-
Recoveries		-		-		-		-
Provisions (1)		4.0		0.4		7.8		(0.9	)
Ending balance	$	80.6	$	70.5	$	80.6	$	70.5
Current	$	63.3	$	46.8	$	63.3	$	46.8
Non-current	$	17.3	$	23.7	$	17.3	$	23.7

(1)  Included $1.6 million additional Alabama note impairment recorded during the quarter ended March 31, 2013, primarily related to accrued unpaid property taxes on the associated property collateral. The remaining net carrying amount of the note totaled $14.9 million at March 31, 2013.

Age Analysis of Recorded Investment	March 31, 2013						September 30, 2012
	Contracts		Notes		Total		Contracts		Notes		Total
Past Due:
1-29 days	$	6.6	$	1.4	$	8.0	$	6.6	$	-	$	6.6
30-59 days		5.5		1.4		6.9		6.0		1.4		7.4
60-89 days		3.8		1.4		5.2		1.4		1.4		2.8
Over 90 days		10.9		46.6		57.5		6.3		40.0		46.3
Total past due	$	26.8	$	50.8	$	77.6	$	20.3	$	42.8	$	63.1
Total current (2)		278.6		56.2		334.8		288.1		79.1		367.2
Grand total	$	305.4	$	107.0	$	412.4	$	308.4	$	121.9	$	430.3
Over 90 days and accruing interest	$	0.8	$	0.1	$	0.9	$	1.4	$	0.3	$	1.7
Nonaccrual status (not accruing interest)		22.2		75.0		97.2		13.8		75.0		88.8

(2)includes impaired Alabama note of $27.5 at March 31, 2013 and $35.0 at September 30, 2012

Recorded Investment by Credit Quality Indicator Using Credit Profile by Internally Assigned Risk Grade
	March 31, 2013						September 30, 2012
	Contracts		Notes		Total		Contracts		Notes		Total
Low	$	80.1	$	-	$	80.1	$	87.8	$	-	$	87.8
Medium		66.2		0.1		66.3		68.3		0.2		68.5
High (3)		159.1		106.9		266.0		152.3		121.7		274.0
Total recorded investment	$	305.4	$	107.0	$	412.4	$	308.4	$	121.9	$	430.3

(3) includes $75.0 of impaired Alabama note receivable

Impaired loans	March 31, 2013						September 30, 2012
	Contracts		Notes		Total		Contracts		Notes		Total
Recorded investment	$	17.3	$	75.0	$	92.3	$	2.5	$	75.0	$	77.5
Unpaid principal face		24.9		75.0		99.9		2.5		75.0		77.5
Related allowance		7.3		60.1		67.4		1.4		58.5		59.9
Average recorded investment		9.9		75.0		84.9		3.9		79.5		83.4

Interest income recognized on impaired loans	Periods Ended March 31,
	2013						2012
	Contracts		Notes		Total		Contracts		Notes		Total
Year-to-date
Total	$	0.4	$	-	$	0.4	$	-	$	-	$	-
Cash-basis		-		-		-		-		-		-