EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Expense and Income Tax Benefits Related to Awards

Expense and income tax benefits related to our three fixed stock option plans available for grants to employees and members of our Board of Directors are presented below:

	Year ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2009
	(in thousands)

Total share-based expense	$	7,319	$	8,460	$	6,000
Income tax benefits related to share-based expense		319		310		247

Expense and income tax benefits related to our Restricted Stock Plan is presented below:

	Year ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2009
	(in thousands)

Total share-based expense	$	19,522	$	20,354	$	18,707
Income tax benefits related to share-based expense		7,418		7,643		7,025

Expense and income tax benefits related to our Stock Bonus Plan is presented below:

	Year ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2009
	(in thousands)

Total share-based expense	$	10,657	$	8,805	$	10,621
Income tax benefits related to share-based expense		4,050		3,306		3,988

Weighted-Average Assumptions Used for Stock Option Grants

The fair value of each fixed option grant for these plans is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions used for stock option grants in fiscal years 2011, 2010, and 2009:

	Year ended September 30,
	2011	2010	2009

Dividend yield	1.80%	1.81%	2.55%
Expected volatility	43.74%	54.44%	46.99%
Risk-free interest rate	1.41%	2.57%	1.57%
Expected lives	4.9 yrs	5.0 yrs	5.4 yrs

Summary of Option Activity

A summary of option activity of our three fixed stock option plans available for grants to employees and members of our Board of Directors for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011 is presented below:

	Options for shares			Weighted- average exercise price ($)		Weighted- average remaining contractual term (years)		Aggregate intrinsic value ($)

Outstanding at October 1, 2010		4,646,015		$	26.32
Granted		262,305			28.71
Exercised		(1,249,847	)		24.70
Forfeited		(85,226	)		26.14
Expired		(15,411	)		28.67
Outstanding at September 30, 2011		3,557,836		$	27.06	$	2.72	$	3,344,000

Exercisable at September 30, 2011		717,555		$	29.27	$	1.25	$	178,000

Option Activity, Additional Disclosures

The following activity occurred under our three fixed stock option plans available for grants to employees and members of our Board of Directors:

	Year ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2009
	(in thousands, except per option amounts)

Weighted-average grant date fair value per option	$	9.62	$	10.83	$	6.22
Total intrinsic value of stock options exercised		10,553		2,323		3,211
Total grant date fair value of stock options vested		9,206		2,784		7,512

Summary of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Award Activity

Restricted stock plan

The following employee related activity occurred during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011:

	Shares/Units			Weighted- average grant date fair value ($)

Non-vested at October 1, 2010		2,964,063		$	25.58
Granted		946,299			30.76
Vested		(612,027	)		24.23
Forfeited		(131,193	)		25.92
Non-vested at September 30, 2011		3,167,142		$	27.38

Stock bonus plan

The following activity occurred during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011:

	Shares/Units			Weighted- average grant date fair value ($)

Non-vested at October 1, 2010		1,154,387		$	24.68
Granted		407,141			31.53
Vested		(355,158	)		33.23
Forfeited		(18,038	)		25.42
Non-vested at September 30, 2011		1,188,332		$	24.46