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Employee Retirement Plans
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2012
Employee Retirement Plans [Abstract]  
Employee Retirement Plans

10. Employee Retirement Plans

The Company has two unfunded supplemental retirement plans (“SERPs”) for certain employees. The table below provides, for the periods indicated, costs recognized and payments made related to its SERPs (amounts in thousands):

 

 

      September 30,       September 30,  
    Three months  ended
January 31,
 
    2012     2011  

Service cost

  $ 97     $ 76  

Interest cost

    303       323  

Amortization of prior service obligation

    184       173  

Amortization of unrecognized losses

    17          
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs

  $ 601     $ 572  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Benefits paid

  $ 115     $ 34