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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]  
Net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit cost
The Company provides defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans to certain employees. Net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit cost for the plans included the following:

 
   
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
   
Pension
  
Other Postretirement
 
   
2013
  
2012
  
2013
  
2012
 
              
Service cost
 $1,582  $1,685  $109  $199 
Interest cost
  2,213   1,913   230   282 
Expected return on plan assets
  (2,396)  (2,243)  -   - 
Amortization:
                
   Prior service cost
  (52)  (52)  (22)  (68)
   Net actuarial loss (gain)
  991   1,806   (49)  110 
                  
Net benefit cost
 $2,338  $3,109  $268  $523 
Contributions made and anticipated for the current fiscal year
Contributions made and anticipated for fiscal year 2014 are as follows:

Contributions
 
Pension
  
Other Postretirement
 
        
Contributions during the three months ended December 31, 2013:
      
   Supplemental retirement plan
 $181  $- 
   Other postretirement plan
  -   156 
          
Additional contributions expected in fiscal 2014:
        
   Supplemental retirement plan
  540   - 
   Other postretirement plan
  -   770