SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS [Abstract]

Restricted Stock Activity

The transactions for restricted stock for the year ended September 30, 2013 were as follows:

				Weighted-
				average
				grant-date
	Shares			fair value
Non-vested at September 30, 2012		551,389			$32.56
Granted		236,500			25.22
Vested		(99,226	)		35.95
Expired or forfeited		(47,264	)		30.75
Non-vested at September 30, 2013		641,399			29.46

Stock Option Activity

The transactions for shares under options for the year ended September 30, 2013 were as follows:

						Weighted-
				Weighted-		average		Aggregate
				average		remaining		intrinsic
	Shares			exercise price		contractual term		value
Outstanding, September 30, 2012		840,282		$	37.15
Granted		-			-
Exercised		(38,475	)		25.56
Expired or forfeited		(56,983	)		37.10
Outstanding, September 30, 2013		744,824			37.76		2.2	$	240
Exercisable, September 30, 2013		413,069			36.94		1.9	$	472

Non-vested Options Activity

The transactions for non-vested option shares for the year ended September 30, 2013 were as follows:

				Weighted-
				average
				grant-date
	Shares			fair value
Non-vested at September 30, 2012		355,872		$	11.35
Granted		-			-
Vested		-			-
Expired or forfeited		(24,117	)		12.16
Non-vested at September 30, 2013		331,755			11.29

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, 2013, 2012 and 2011.

	2013			2012			2011
Expected volatility		29.5	%		30.4	%		30.0	%
Dividend yield		1.2	%		1.0	%		1.0	%
Average risk-free interest rate		0.6	%		0.9	%		1.2	%
Average expected term (years)		2.0			2.0			2.0