FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS [Abstract]

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

3. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three level fair value hierarchy is used to prioritize the inputs used in valuations, as defined below:

Level 1:Observable inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2:Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3:Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

As of September 30, 2015 and 2014, the fair values of the Company's assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis were categorized as follows:

	September 30, 2015
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Derivatives (1)	$	--	$	--	$	--	$	--
Trading securities		18,444		--		--		18,444
Total assets at fair value	$	18,444	$	--	$	--	$	18,444
Liabilities:
Derivatives (1)	$	--	$	3,686	$	--	$	3,686
Total liabilities at fair value	$	--	$	3,686	$	--	$	3,686
(1)Interest rate swaps are valued based on observable market swap rates and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

	September 30, 2014
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Derivatives (1)	$	-	$	2,457	$	-	$	2,457
Trading securities		19,038		-		-		19,038
Total assets at fair value	$	19,038	$	2,457	$	-	$	21,495
Liabilities:
Derivatives (1)	$	-	$	2,127	$	-	$	2,127
Total liabilities at fair value	$	-	$	2,127	$	-	$	2,127
(1)Interest rate swaps are valued based on observable market swap rates and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.