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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Retirement Benefits [Abstract] |
Schedule of Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost | The following provides information at June 30, 2019 related to the Company-sponsored domestic defined benefit pension plan, the Helmerich & Payne, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan (the “Pension Plan”):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Nine Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands) | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Interest cost | $ | 1,097 |  |  | $ | 1,013 |  |  | $ | 3,291 |  |  | $ | 3,041 |
Expected return on plan assets | (1,386 | ) |  | (1,386 | ) |  | (4,158 | ) |  | (4,158 | )
Recognized net actuarial loss | 291 |  |  | 461 |  |  | 874 |  |  | 1,382 |
Settlement | 1,548 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,548 |  |  | — |
Net pension expense | $ | 1,550 |  |  | $ | 88 |  |  | $ | 1,555 |  |  | $ | 265 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss), prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) recognized due to settlements or curtailments. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (h) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118255775&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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