Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Financial assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis

The tables below present our financial assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2012 and 2011:



	September 30, 2012		Fair Value Measurements Using
Financial assets:	September 30, 2012		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(in thousands)
Marketable equity securities	$	4,631	$	4,631	$	—	$	—
	September 30, 2011		Fair Value Measurements Using
Financial assets:	September 30, 2011		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(in thousands)
Marketable equity securities	$	5,366	$	5,366	$	—	$	—

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of assets, 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).

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