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LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Long-term debt at September 30, 2011 and 2010 consisted of the following:

	2011			2010
Revolving credit facilities	$	281,593		$	203,361
Notes payable to banks		31,193			27,359
Short-term borrowings		661			2,829
Capital lease obligations		3,737			3,780
		317,184			237,329
Less current maturities		(18,014	)		(12,073	)
	$	299,170		$	225,256

Interest Rate Swaps

The Company has entered into the following interest rate swaps:

Effective Date	Amount	Fixed Interest Rate	Interest Rate Spread at September 30, 2011	Maturity Date
September 2007	$25,000	4.77%	1.25%	September 2012
May 2008	20,000	3.72%	1.25%	September 2012
October 2008	20,000	3.46%	1.25%	October 2011
May 2011	25,000	1.37%	1.25%	May 2014
October 2011	25,000	1.67%	1.25%	October 2015
November 2011	25,000	2.13%	1.25%	November 2014
March 2012	25,000	2.44%	1.25%	March 2015
September 2012	25,000	3.03%	1.25%	December 2015
November 2012	25,000	1.33%	1.25%	November 2015

Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments

The following derivatives are designated as hedging instruments:

Liability Derivatives
Balance Sheet Location:	2011		2010
Current liabilities:
Other current liabilities	$	2,061	$	2,623
Long-term liabilities:
Other liabilities		5,100		1,822
Total derivatives	$	7,161	$	4,445

Gain (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives

The income recognized on derivatives was as follows:

	Location of	Amount of
Derivatives in	Gain or (Loss)	Loss
Cash Flow Hedging	Recognized in	Recognized in Income
Relationships	Income on Derivative	on Derivatives
		2011	2010

Interest rate swaps	Interest expense	$(2,600)	$(3,669)

The Company recognized the following gains or losses in AOCL:

				Amount of Gain
			Location of Gain	or (Loss)
			or (Loss)	Reclassified from
Derivatives in	Amount of Loss		Reclassified from	AOCL
Cash Flow	Recognized in		AOCL	into Income
Hedging	AOCL on Derivatives		into Income	(Effective Portion*)
Relationships	2011	2010	(Effective Portion*)	2011	2010

Interest rate swaps	$(3,246)	$(1,467)	Interest expense	$(1,586)	$(2,238)

*There is no ineffective portion or amount excluded from effectiveness testing.

Aggregate Maturities of Long-Term Debt

Aggregate maturities of long-term debt, including short-term borrowings and capital leases, follows:

2012	$	18,014
2013		7,271
2014		9,000
2015		282,245
2016		562
Thereafter		92
	$	317,184

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the location and amount of gains and losses reported in the statement of financial performance, or when applicable, the statement of financial position. For example, (a) gains and losses recognized in the income statement on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments in fair value hedges and related hedged items designated and qualifying in fair value hedges and (b) gains and losses initially recognized in other comprehensive income on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges.

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