Share Based Payments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Share-Based Payments [Abstract]

Restricted Stock Activity

The transactions for restricted stock for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 were as follows:

				Weighted-
				average
				grant-date
	Shares			fair value
Non-vested at September 30, 2011		541,613		$	33.62
Granted		165,710			31.79
Vested		(148,003	)		35.52
Expired or forfeited		(938	)		34.16
Non-vested at June 30, 2012		558,382			32.58

Stock Option Activity

The transactions for shares under options for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 were as follows:

						Weighted-
				Weighted-		average		Aggregate
				average		remaining		intrinsic
	Shares			exercise price		contractual term		value
Outstanding, September 30, 2011		872,514		$	37.02
Granted		-			-
Exercised		(10,332	)		25.64
Expired or forfeited		(11,700	)		39.68
Outstanding, June 30, 2012		850,482			37.12		3.3		-
Exercisable, June 30, 2012		491,595			35.96		3.0		-

Non-vested Options Activity

The transactions for non-vested options for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 were as follows:

				Weighted-average
				grant-date
	Shares			fair value
Non-vested at September 30, 2011		367,586		$	11.38
Granted		-			-
Vested		-			-
Expired or forfeited		(8,699	)		12.28
Non-vested at June 30, 2012		358,887			11.36

Assumptions Used in Estimating Fair Value

The fair value of each restricted stock grant is estimated on the date of grant using a binomial lattice valuation model.  The following table indicates the assumptions used in estimating fair value of restricted stock for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011
Expected volatility		30.4	%		30.0	%
Dividend yield		1.0	%		1.0	%
Average risk free interest rate		0.9	%		1.2	%
Average expected term (years)		2.0			2.0