SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS [Abstract]

Restricted Stock Activity

The transactions for restricted stock for the year ended September 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		(7,931	)		33.69
Non-vested at September 30, 2012		551,389			32.56

Stock Option Activity

The transactions for shares under options for the year ended September 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		(21,900	)		37.28
Outstanding, September 30, 2012		840,282			37.15		3.0	$	-
Exercisable, September 30, 2012		484,410			36.00		2.8	$	-

Non-vested Options Activity

The transactions for non-vested option shares for the year ended September 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		(11,714	)		12.28
Non-vested at September 30, 2012		355,872			11.35

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 years ended September 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010.

	2012			2011			2010
Expected volatility		30.4	%		30.0	%		30.0	%
Dividend yield		1.0	%		1.0	%		0.8	%
Average risk-free interest rate		0.9	%		1.2	%		2.3	%
Average expected term (years)		2.0			2.0			2.2