Interim Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Table)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Interim Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plan Tables Abstract

Components of net periodic pension cost table

			Three Months Ended June 30
			Pension Benefits				Other Benefits
			2011		2010		2011		2010
			(In thousands)
Components of net periodic pension cost:
	Service cost		$	4,257	$	3,993	$	3,601	$	3,360
	Interest cost			7,055		6,524		3,204		3,018
	Expected return on assets			(6,285)		(6,320)		(681)		(615)
	Amortization of transition asset			-		-		377		377
	Amortization of prior service cost			(106)		(193)		(362)		(375)
	Amortization of actuarial loss			2,748		2,822		87		93
		Net periodic pension cost	$	7,669	$	6,826	$	6,226	$	5,858
			Nine Months Ended June 30
			Pension Benefits				Other Benefits
			2011		2010		2011		2010
			(In thousands)
Components of net periodic pension cost:
	Service cost		$	12,894	$	11,982	$	10,803	$	10,077
	Interest cost			21,034		19,569		9,610		9,051
	Expected return on assets			(18,533)		(18,960)		(2,045)		(1,845)
	Amortization of transition asset			-		-		1,133		1,134
	Amortization of prior service cost			(323)		(582)		(1,087)		(1,125)
	Amortization of actuarial loss			8,990		8,469		260		282
	Curtailment gain			(40)		-		-		-
		Net periodic pension cost	$	24,022	$	20,478	$	18,674	$	17,574

Schedule of assumptions used table text block

	Pension				Other
	Account Plan				Pension Benefits				Other Benefits
	2011		2010		2011		2010		2011		2010
Discount rate	5.68	%	5.52	%	5.39	%	5.52	%	5.39	%	5.52	%
Rate of compensation increase	4.00	%	4.00	%	4.00	%	4.00	%	4.00	%	4.00	%
Expected return on plan assets	8.25	%	8.25	%	8.25	%	8.25	%	5.00	%	5.00	%

Schedule of supplemental plan assets

				Gross		Gross
		Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized
		Cost		Gain		Loss		Fair Value
		(In thousands)
As of June 30, 2011:
	Domestic equity mutual funds	$	27,593	$	7,627	$	-	$	35,220
	Foreign equity mutual funds		4,597		1,416		-		6,013
	Money market funds		2,812		-		-		2,812
		$	35,002	$	9,043	$	-	$	44,045
As of September 30, 2010:
	Domestic equity mutual funds	$	29,540	$	5,698	$	-	$	35,238
	Foreign equity mutual funds		4,753		976		-		5,729
	Money market funds		499		-		-		499
		$	34,792	$	6,674	$	-	$	41,466