Interim Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Table)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Disclosure Interim Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

Components of net periodic pension cost table

			Three Months Ended March 31
			Pension Benefits				Other Benefits
			2012		2011		2012		2011
			(In thousands)
Components of net periodic pension cost:
	Service cost		$	4,298	$	4,257	$	4,088	$	3,601
	Interest cost			6,678		7,055		3,466		3,203
	Expected return on assets			(5,369)		(6,285)		(652)		(682)
	Amortization of transition asset			-		-		378		378
	Amortization of prior service cost			(36)		(105)		(363)		(363)
	Amortization of actuarial loss			4,143		2,748		662		86
	Curtailment gain			-		(40)		-		-
		Net periodic pension cost	$	9,714	$	7,630	$	7,579	$	6,223
			Six Months Ended March 31
			Pension Benefits				Other Benefits
			2012		2011		2012		2011
			(In thousands)
Components of net periodic pension cost:
	Service cost		$	8,596	$	8,637	$	8,176	$	7,202
	Interest cost			13,355		13,979		6,931		6,406
	Expected return on assets			(10,737)		(12,248)		(1,304)		(1,364)
	Amortization of transition asset			-		-		756		756
	Amortization of prior service cost			(71)		(217)		(725)		(725)
	Amortization of actuarial loss			8,285		6,242		1,324		173
	Curtailment gain			-		(40)		-		-
		Net periodic pension cost	$	19,428	$	16,353	$	15,158	$	12,448

Schedule of assumptions used table text block

	Pension				Other
	Account Plan				Pension Benefits				Other Benefits
	2012		2011		2012		2011		2012		2011
Discount rate	5.05	%	5.68	%	5.05	%	5.39	%	5.05	%	5.39	%
Rate of compensation increase	3.50	%	4.00	%	3.50	%	4.00	%	N/A		N/A
Expected return on plan assets	7.75	%	8.25	%	7.75	%	8.25	%	4.70	%	5.00	%