Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Components Of Federal And State Income Taxes Included In The Consolidated Statements Of Income

	Nine Months Ended
	June 30,
	2013		2012
Current Income Taxes
Federal	$	(518)	$	-
State		3,934		6,878
Deferred Income Taxes
Federal		105,362		85,910
State		35,645		19,038
		144,423		111,826
Deferred Investment Tax Credit		(320)		(436)
Total Income Taxes	$	144,103	$	111,390
Presented as Follows:
Other Income		(320)		(436)
Income Tax Expense		144,423		111,826
Total Income Taxes	$	144,103	$	111,390

Schedule Of Income Tax Reconciliation By Applying Federal Income Tax Rate

	Nine Months Ended
	June 30,
	2013		2012
U.S. Income Before Income Taxes	$	356,262	$	282,665
Income Tax Expense, Computed at U.S. Federal
Statutory Rate of 35%	$	124,692	$	98,933
Increase (Reduction) in Taxes Resulting from:
State Income Taxes		25,726		16,845
Miscellaneous		(6,315)		(4,388)
Total Income Taxes	$	144,103	$	111,390

Significant Components Of Deferred Tax Liabilities And Assets

	At June 30, 2013		At September 30, 2012
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Property, Plant and Equipment	$	1,465,567	$	1,333,574
Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit
Costs		244,453		236,431
Other		64,365		43,294
Total Deferred Tax Liabilities		1,774,385		1,613,299
Deferred Tax Assets:
Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit
Costs		(276,056)		(276,501)
Tax Loss Carryforwards		(194,138)		(198,744)
Other		(81,612)		(83,052)
Total Deferred Tax Assets		(551,806)		(558,297)
Total Net Deferred Income Taxes	$	1,222,579	$	1,055,002
Presented as Follows:
Net Deferred Tax Liability/(Asset) – Current		(15,148)		(10,755)
Net Deferred Tax Liability – Non-Current		1,237,727		1,065,757
Total Net Deferred Income Taxes	$	1,222,579	$	1,055,002