FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Estimated Fair Value of Certain Financial Instruments

The following table sets forth the estimated fair value of certain financial instruments at September 30, 2012, which are measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis:



(in thousands)		Fair Value Measurements
Type of Contract	Balance Sheet Classification	September 30, 2012
		Carrying Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Estimated Fair Value
Short term interest rate swaps	Accrued liabilities	$	1,705	$	—	$	1,705	$	—	$	1,705
Long term interest rate swaps	Other long-term liabilities	1,414		—		1,414		—		1,414
Total derivative contracts, net		$	3,119	$	—	$	3,119	$	—	$	3,119

		September 30, 2011
Short term interest rate swaps	Accrued liabilities	$	988	$	—	$	988	$	—	$	988
Long term interest rate swaps	Other long-term liabilities	631		—		631		—		631
Total derivative contracts, net		$	1,619	$	—	$	1,619	$	—	$	1,619

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Tabular disclosure of liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, by class that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). Where the quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, the Level 1 input is the quoted price of an identical liability when traded as an asset.

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