LOANS PAYABLE OF CONSOLIDATED VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

LOANS PAYABLE OF CONSOLIDATED VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES [Abstract]

LOANS PAYABLE OF CONSOLIDATED VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

NOTE 13 – LOANS PAYABLE OF CONSOLIDATED VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

Certain of the VIEs that we consolidate have borrowings which are comprised of non-recourse loans. These loans have imputed interest rates ranging from 5.17% to 6.38%.  Payments on these loans are made semi-annually by the borrowing VIE directly to the third-party lender.  These loans mature on dates ranging from January 2, 2015 through January 2, 2019.  We are not contingently obligated under any of these loans.  See Note 9 for additional information regarding the entities determined to be VIEs, and which of those entities we consolidate.

VIEs' loans payable are presented below:

	September 30,
	2011		2010
	(in thousands)
Current portion of loans payable	$	21,332	$	12,804
Long-term portion of loans payable		78,650		63,660
Total loans payable	$	99,982	$	76,464

The principal amount of the VIEs' borrowing, based on their contractual terms, mature as follows:

	September 30, 2011
	(in thousands)
Fiscal 2012	$	21,332
Fiscal 2013		18,771
Fiscal 2014		19,088
Fiscal 2015		17,958
Fiscal 2016		12,978
Fiscal 2017 and thereafter		9,855
Total	$	99,982