Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Debt [Abstract]

Interest Rate Swaps

The Company has entered into the following interest rate swaps:

Effective Date	Amount	Fixed Interest Rate	Interest Rate Spread at June 30, 2012	Maturity Date
September 2007	$25,000	4.77%	1.25%	September 2012
May 2008	20,000	3.72%	1.25%	September 2012
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
June 2012	40,000	1.88%	1.25%	June 2022
September 2012	25,000	3.03%	1.25%	December 2015
September 2012	25,000	1.24%	1.25%	March 2017
November 2012	25,000	1.33%	1.25%	November 2015

Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments

At June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, the interest rate swap contracts were reflected as a liability on the balance sheets.  The following derivatives are designated as hedging instruments:

Liability Derivatives
Balance Sheet Location:	June 30, 2012		September 30, 2011
Current liabilities:
Other current liabilities	$	2,761	$	2,061
Long-term liabilities
Other liabilities		5,483		5,100
Total derivatives	$	8,244	$	7,161

Gain (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives

The loss recognized on derivatives was as follows:

	Location of
Derivatives in	Loss	Amount of				Amount of
Cash Flow	Recognized in	Loss Recognized				Loss Recognized
Hedging	Income on	in Income				in Income
Relationships	Derivative	on Derivatives				on Derivatives
		Three Months ended June 30,				Nine Months ended June 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
Interest rate swaps	Interest expense		$(888)		$(719)		$(2,308)		$(2,178)

The Company recognized the following losses in accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL"):

					Location of
					Gain or
					(Loss)	Amount of Loss
					Reclassified	Reclassified from
	Amount of				From	AOCL into
Derivatives in	Loss Recognized in				AOCL into	Income
Cash Flow	AOCL on Derivatives				Income	(Effective Portion*)
Hedging Relationships	June 30, 2012		June 30, 2011		(Effective Portion*)	June 30, 2012		June 30, 2011
Interest rate swaps		$(2,068)		$(1,410)	Interest expense		$(1,408)		$(1,329)
*There is no ineffective portion or amount excluded from effectiveness testing.