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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Operating Leases

Future minimum lease payments for operating leases for fiscal years ending September 30 are as follows (in thousands):



2013	$	2,603
2014	$	3,588
2015	$	2,329
2016	$	1,825
2017 and thereafter	$	12,980

Schedule of Purchase Commitments

At September 30, 2012, our purchase commitments, relating to our five drilling units under construction, were as follows (in thousands):



2013	$	454,000
2014	$	731,000
2015	$	369,000
2016	$	—
2017 and thereafter	$	—

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of unconditional purchase obligations that are not recognized as a liability on the balance sheet, including the nature and significant terms of an unconditional purchase obligation; the amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the obligation as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented in the aggregate and, if determinable, for each of the five succeeding fiscal years; the nature of any variable components of the obligation; the amount purchased under the obligation (for example, the take-or-pay or throughput contract) for the reporting period; and may include the amount of imputed interest necessary to reduce the obligation to present value.

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