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Capitalization (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Capitalization, Long-Term Debt and Equity [Abstract] |
Summary of Changes in Common Stock Equity | Summary of Changes in Common Stock Equity
| Common Stock |  | Paid In Capital |  | Earnings Reinvested in the Business |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Shares |  | Amount |
| (Thousands, except per share amounts)
Balance at October 1, 2024 | 91,006 |  |  | $ | 91,006 |  |  | $ | 1,045,487 |  |  | $ | 1,727,326 |  |  | $ | (15,476) |
Net Income Available for Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,986 |  |  |
Dividends Declared on Common Stock ($0.515 Per Share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (46,671) |  |  |
Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (60,677) |
Share-Based Payment Expense (1) |  |  |  |  | 4,090 |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock Issued (Repurchased) Under Stock and Benefit Plans | 156 |  |  | 156 |  |  | (3,511) |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchases Under Repurchase Plan | (549) |  |  | (549) |  |  | (6,361) |  |  | (26,993) |  |  |
Balance at December 31, 2024 | 90,613 |  |  | $ | 90,613 |  |  | $ | 1,039,705 |  |  | $ | 1,698,648 |  |  | $ | (76,153) |
Balance at October 1, 2023 | 91,819 |  |  | $ | 91,819 |  |  | $ | 1,040,761 |  |  | $ | 1,885,856 |  |  | $ | (55,060) |
Net Income Available for Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  | 133,020 |  |  |
Dividends Declared on Common Stock ($0.495 Per Share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (45,597) |  |  |
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 122,441 |
Share-Based Payment Expense (1) |  |  |  |  | 4,135 |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock Issued (Repurchased) Under Stock and Benefit Plans | 297 |  |  | 297 |  |  | (3,670) |  |  |  |  |
Balance at December 31, 2023 | 92,116 |  |  | $ | 92,116 |  |  | $ | 1,041,226 |  |  | $ | 1,973,279 |  |  | $ | 67,381 |
(1)Paid in Capital includes compensation costs associated with performance shares and/or restricted stock awards. The expense is included within Net Income Available For Common Stock, net of tax benefits.
Summary of Common Stock Share Activity | Common stock share activity during the three months ended December 31, 2024 consisted of the following items:
| Three Months Ended December 31, 2024
Vesting of Restricted Stock Units | 119,177 |
Vesting of Performance Shares | 89,843 |
Issuance of Common Stock Pursuant to the Company's Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Plan and Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors and Officers | 10,169 |
Shares Tendered to Pay Withholding Taxes on Stock-Based Compensation Awards (1) | (63,631) |
Common Stock Issued Under Stock and Benefit Plans | 155,558 |
Share Repurchases Under Repurchase Plan | (548,596) |
Total Net Shares Repurchased During the Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 | (393,038) |
(1) The Company considers all shares tendered as cancelled shares restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares, in accordance with New Jersey law.

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