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Credit Facilities, Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block] |
|  | December 31, |  | September 30,
|  | 2013 |  | 2013
Revolving credit facility - Floating rate (LIBOR plus 0.85% - 1.65%), due July 2018, unsecured |  | $ | 94,000 |  | $ | -
Series B notes – 5.63%, due October 2013; unsecured |  |  | - |  |  | 100,000
Series C notes – 5.92%, due October 2015; unsecured |  |  | 50,000 |  |  | 50,000
Series D notes – 6.39%, due October 2018; unsecured |  |  | 100,000 |  |  | 100,000
Series E notes – 7.81%, due April 2016; unsecured |  |  | 57,000 |  |  | 57,000
Series F notes – 8.24%, due April 2019; unsecured |  |  | 43,000 |  |  | 43,000
Series G notes – 3.42%, due November 2020; unsecured |  |  | 50,000 |  |  | -
Series H notes – 4.03%, due November 2023; unsecured |  |  | 25,000 |  |  | -
Series I notes – 4.18%, due November 2025; unsecured |  |  | 25,000 |  |  | -
Series J notes – Floating rate (LIBOR plus 1.25%), due November 2020; unsecured |  |  | 50,000 |  |  | -
Series K notes – 4.03%, due November 2023; unsecured |  |  | 50,000 |  |  | -
Series L notes – 4.18%, due November 2025; unsecured |  |  | 50,000 |  |  | -
Long-term borrowings under Line of Credit - Variable rate of 1.06% at September 30, 2013; unsecured |  |  | - |  |  | 200,000
Total debt |  |  | 594,000 |  |  | 550,000
Less: short-term borrowings and the current portion of long-term debt |  |  | (10,000) |  |  | (100,000)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion |  | $ | 584,000 |  | $ | 450,000
The Notes [Member] |
Schedule of Future Principal Payments of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block] |
Year Ending September 30: |  |  |
2014 (remaining) |  | $ | -
2015 |  |  | -
2016 |  |  | 107,000
2017 |  |  | -
2018 |  |  | -
Thereafter |  |  | 393,000
|  | $ | 500,000

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