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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Schedule of Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring
The following tables summarize our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicate the level in the fair value hierarchy in which we classify the fair value measurement as of the dates indicated below.
September 30, 2025
(in thousands)Fair Value    Level 1    Level 2    Level 3
Assets
Short-term investments:
Corporate debt securities$21,302 $— $21,302 $— 
Total21,302 — 21,302 — 
Long-term investments:
Recurring fair value measurements:
Equity securities:
Non-qualified supplemental savings plan17,662 17,662 — — 
Investment in Tamboran25,976 25,976 — — 
Other equity securities
1,449 1,449 — — 
Debt securities:
Investment in Galileo, net— — — — 
Geothermal debt securities, net
2,000 — — 2,000 
Other debt securities
250 — — 250 
Total$47,337 $45,087 $— $2,250 
These investments are measured at cost, less any impairments.
September 30, 2024
(in thousands)Fair Value    Level 1    Level 2    Level 3
Assets
Short-term investments:
Corporate debt securities$33,813 $— $33,813 $— 
U.S. government and federal agency securities 53,490 53,490 — — 
Investment in ADNOC Drilling205,616 205,616 — — 
Total292,919 259,106 33,813 — 
Long-term investments:
Recurring fair value measurements:
Equity securities:
Non-qualified supplemental savings plan15,633 15,633 — — 
Investment in Tamboran20,958 20,958 — — 
Debt securities:
Investment in Galileo27,044 — — 27,044 
Geothermal debt securities, net
2,000 — — 2,000 
Other debt securities4,588 4,338 — 250 
Total$70,223 $40,929 $— $29,294 
Schedule of Fair Value, Debt Security Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation
The following table provides quantitative information (in thousands) about our Level 3 unobservable significant inputs related to our debt security investment with Galileo at September 30, 2024:
Fair Value
(in thousands)
Valuation TechniqueUnobservable Inputs
$27,044 Black-Scholes-Merton modelDiscount rate18.7 %
Risk-free rate3.5 %
Equity volatility66.0 %
Schedule of Reconciliation of Long Term Debt Securities Available For Sale, Classified as Level 3 The following table reconciles changes in the fair value of our Level 3 assets for the periods presented below:
Year Ended
September 30,
(in thousands)2025
2024
Assets at beginning of period$29,294 $37,440 
Purchases— 250 
Accrued interest1,860 1,771 
Total gains or (losses):
Included in earnings(29,287)(10,167)
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)
383 — 
Assets at end of period$2,250 $29,294 
Year Ended
September 30,
(in thousands)
2025
2024
Assets at beginning of period$30,090 $28,232 
Purchases2,769 3,870 
Disposals1
(27,117)(616)
Transfer in320 — 
Total gains or (losses):
Included in earnings2
14,799 (1,396)
Assets at end of period$20,861 $30,090 
(1)During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, we liquidated one of our geothermal equity investments for $27.1 million.
(2)The gains recorded during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 were attributable to the change in fair value of various geothermal equity investments as a result of disposals or observable price changes in identical or similar investments during the periods.
Schedule of Supplemental Fair Value Information about Long-Term Fixed-Rate Debt
The following information presents the supplemental fair value information for our long-term fixed-rate debt at September 30, 2025 and 2024:
Carrying Value at September 30, 2025
Fair Value at September 30, 2025
Using Inputs Considered as:
(in thousands)Level 1Level 2Level 3
Unsecured senior notes:
2027 Notes$347,675 $— $352,261 $— 
2029 Notes346,602 — 348,688 — 
2031 Notes546,336 — 486,343 — 
2034 Notes543,197 — 538,417 — 
Unsecured term loan credit agreement:
2027 Term Loan199,020 — 201,292 — 
Secured term loan credit agreements:
2023 Oman Facility1
35,465 — — 35,465 
2024 Oman Facility1
38,789 — — 38,789 
Total long-term debt, net of current portion
$2,057,084 $— $1,927,001 $74,254 
(1)The secured term credit agreements are classified as nonpublic debt, meaning their value was directly negotiated between the involved parties and is not observable in the market. As a result, they are categorized as Level 3. Since this debt is nonpublic, the carrying value and the fair value of the loans are identical.
Carrying Value at September 30, 2024
Fair Value at September 30, 2024
Using Inputs Considered as:
(in thousands)
Level 1
Level 2
    
Level 3
Unsecured senior notes:
2027 Notes
$347,093 $— $350,700 $— 
2029 Notes346,297 — 345,100 — 
2031 Notes
545,738 — 471,350 — 
2034 Notes
543,054 — 535,700 — 
Total long-term debt
$1,782,182 $— $1,702,850 $—