DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION EXPENSE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]

Defined benefit pension expense was as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	51		$	46		$	149		$	150
Interest cost		2,427			2,652			7,274			7,988
Expected return on plan assets		(3,139	)		(2,918	)		(9,413	)		(8,782	)
Amortization:
Prior service cost		5			84			15			252
Recognized actuarial loss		840			718			2,520			2,154
Loss on pension settlement		—			—			2,142			—
Net periodic expense	$	184		$	582		$	2,687		$	1,762