Senior Notes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Senior Notes

The 2008 Senior Notes were issued in four series as follows:

Series	Amount	Interest Rate			Maturity Date
A	$41 million		6.37	%		May 7, 2013
B	$40 million		6.37	%		May 7, 2015
C	$63 million		6.71	%		May 7, 2015
D	$131 million		7.18	%		May 7, 2018

Series	Amount	Interest Rate			Maturity Date
E	$60 million		4.72	%		July 14, 2016
F	$72 million		5.04	%		July 14, 2017
G	$28 million		5.42	%		July 14, 2019
H	$85 million		5.59	%		July 14, 2020

Principal Amounts Carrying amounts and Fair Values of Senior Notes

The following table presents the principal amounts, carrying amounts, and fair values for our Senior Notes at September 30, 2013 and 2012:

	September 30, 2013						September 30, 2012
	Principal		Carrying Amounts		Fair Value		Principal		Carrying Amounts		Fair Value
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
May 2008 $275 million Senior Notes	$	210,000	$	210,000	$	221,393	$	259,000	$	259,000	$	275,201
July 2010 $245 million Senior Notes	$	245,000	$	245,000	$	241,035	$	245,000	$	245,000	$	243,866

Future Principal Payments For the Senior Notes

Future principal payments for the Senior Notes are as follows (in thousands):

Year Ended September 30,
2014	$	8,000
2015		71,000
2016		60,000
2017		72,000
2018		131,000
Thereafter		113,000
Total	$	455,000