Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Income Taxes [Abstract]

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

	Three Months Ended
	December 31,
	2013		2012
Current Income Taxes
Federal	$	19,707	$	-
State		5,625		2,549
Deferred Income Taxes
Federal		23,206		34,903
State		6,887		6,097
		55,425		43,549
Deferred Investment Tax Credit		(109)		(107)
Total Income Taxes	$	55,316	$	43,442
Presented as Follows:
Other Income		(109)		(107)
Income Tax Expense		55,425		43,549
Total Income Taxes	$	55,316	$	43,442

Schedule Of Income Tax Reconciliation By Applying Federal Income Tax Rate

	Three Months Ended
	December 31,
	2013		2012
U.S. Income Before Income Taxes	$	137,568	$	111,386
Income Tax Expense, Computed at U.S. Federal
Statutory Rate of 35%	$	48,149	$	38,985
Increase (Reduction) in Taxes Resulting from:
State Income Taxes		8,133		5,620
Miscellaneous		(966)		(1,163)
Total Income Taxes	$	55,316	$	43,442

Significant Components Of Deferred Tax Liabilities And Assets

	At December 31, 2013		At September 30, 2013
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Property, Plant and Equipment	$	1,517,363	$	1,504,187
Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit
Costs		123,294		124,021
Other		72,352		75,419
Total Deferred Tax Liabilities		1,713,009		1,703,627
Deferred Tax Assets:
Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit
Costs		(130,217)		(130,256)
Tax Loss Carryforwards		(197,411)		(215,262)
Other		(89,931)		(90,461)
Total Deferred Tax Assets		(417,559)		(435,979)
Total Net Deferred Income Taxes	$	1,295,450	$	1,267,648
Presented as Follows:
Net Deferred Tax Liability/(Asset) – Current		(23,127)		(79,359)
Net Deferred Tax Liability – Non-Current		1,318,577		1,347,007
Total Net Deferred Income Taxes	$	1,295,450	$	1,267,648