IT Project Termination Costs

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

IT Project Termination Costs

IT Project Termination Costs

10.    IT Project Termination Costs

        During fiscal 2009, management determined that certain information technology projects relating to the Direct Response, North American Retail and European Retail segments would be terminated as they were determined to be ineffective and uneconomical. As a result, we recorded a charge for previously capitalized software configuration and other related costs of $18,773, of which $7,055 was recovered in the fourth quarter due to favorable negotiations with a service provider associated with this project.