Debt (Table)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt instrument [Table Text Block]

			March 31,		September 30,
			2012		2011
			(In thousands)
Unsecured 10% Notes, redeemed December 2011			$	-	$	2,303
Unsecured 5.125% Senior Notes, due January 2013				250,000		250,000
Unsecured 4.95% Senior Notes, due 2014				500,000		500,000
Unsecured 6.35% Senior Notes, due 2017				250,000		250,000
Unsecured 8.50% Senior Notes, due 2019				450,000		450,000
Unsecured 5.95% Senior Notes, due 2034				200,000		200,000
Unsecured 5.50% Senior Notes, due 2041				400,000		400,000
Medium term notes
	Series A, 1995-1, 6.67%, due 2025			10,000		10,000
Unsecured 6.75% Debentures, due 2028				150,000		150,000
Rental property term note due in installments through 2013				196		262
		Total long-term debt		2,210,196		2,212,565
Less:
	Original issue discount on unsecured senior
		notes and debentures		(3,852)		(4,014)
	Current maturities			(250,131)		(2,434)
			$	1,956,213	$	2,206,117