Interim Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Table)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Disclosure Interim Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

Components of net periodic pension cost table

			Three Months Ended March 31
			Pension Benefits				Other Benefits
			2013		2012		2013		2012
			(In thousands)
Components of net periodic pension cost:
	Service cost		$	5,203	$	4,298	$	4,700	$	4,088
	Interest cost			6,023		6,678		3,241		3,466
	Expected return on assets			(5,738)		(5,369)		(997)		(652)
	Amortization of transition asset			-		-		270		378
	Amortization of prior service cost			(36)		(36)		(363)		(363)
	Amortization of actuarial loss			5,562		4,143		1,049		662
		Net periodic pension cost	$	11,014	$	9,714	$	7,900	$	7,579
			Six Months Ended March 31
			Pension Benefits				Other Benefits
			2013		2012		2013		2012
			(In thousands)
Components of net periodic pension cost:
	Service cost		$	10,405	$	8,596	$	9,400	$	8,176
	Interest cost			12,048		13,355		6,482		6,931
	Expected return on assets			(11,477)		(10,737)		(1,994)		(1,304)
	Amortization of transition asset			-		-		540		756
	Amortization of prior service cost			(71)		(71)		(725)		(725)
	Amortization of actuarial loss			11,123		8,285		2,098		1,324
		Net periodic pension cost	$	22,028	$	19,428	$	15,801	$	15,158

Schedule of assumptions used table text block

	Pension
	Benefits				Other Benefits
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Discount rate	4.04	%	5.05	%	4.04	%	5.05	%
Rate of compensation increase	3.50	%	3.50	%	N/A		N/A
Expected return on plan assets	7.75	%	7.75	%	4.70	%	4.70	%