Securities And Equity Investments

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

8. SECURITIES AND EQUITY INVESTMENTS

Investment in EnerTech Capital Partners II L.P.

Our investment in EnerTech was approximately 2% of the overall ownership in EnerTech at June 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010. As such, we accounted for this investment using the cost method of accounting.

EnerTech's investment portfolio periodically results in unrealized losses reflecting a possible, other-than temporary impairment of our investment. If facts arise that lead us to determine that any unrealized losses are not temporary, we would write-down our investment in EnerTech through a charge to other expense in the period of such determination. The carrying value of our investment in EnerTech at June 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010 was $1,976 and $2,005, respectively, and is currently recorded as a component of Other Non-Current Assets in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table presents the reconciliation of the carrying value and unrealized gains (losses) to the fair value of the investment in EnerTech as of June 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010:


	June 30,			September 30,
	2011			2010
Carrying value	$	1,976		$	2,005
Unrealized gains (losses)		(370	)		(179	)


Fair value	$	1,606		$	1,826

On December 31, 2010, EnerTech's general partner, with the consent of the fund's investors, extended the fund for an additional year through December 31, 2011. The fund will terminate on this date unless extended by the fund's valuation committee. The fund may be extended for another one-year period through December 31, 2012 with the consent of the fund's valuation committee.

Arbinet Corporation

On May 15, 2006, we received a distribution from our investment in EnerTech of 32,967 shares in Arbinet Corporation ("Arbinet"), formerly Arbinet-thexchange Inc. On June 11, 2010, Arbinet consummated a 1-for-4 reverse common stock split. As a result of this transaction, we held 8,241 shares of Arbinet common stock. On November 22, 2010, we sold our shares of Arbinet common stock for $57, net of commissions and other fees. As a result of this sale, we recognized a $96 loss in Other Expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operation, which was previously recorded as an unrealized loss included in other comprehensive income.

The amount of unrealized holding losses included in other comprehensive income at June 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010 is $0 and $88, respectively. Both the carrying and market value of the investment at June 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010 were $0 and $60, respectively.

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The entire disclosure for equity investment, or group of investments, for which combined disclosure is appropriate, including: (a) the name of each investee and percentage of ownership of common stock, (b) accounting policies for investments in common stock, (c) difference between the amount at which the investment is carried and the amount of underlying equity in net assets and the accounting treatment of the difference, (d) the total fair value of each identified investment for which a market value is available, (e) summarized information as to assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the investees (for investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, common stock of joint ventures, or other investments using the equity method), and (f) material effects of possible conversions, exercises, or contingent issuances of the investee. Other disclosures include (a) the names of any investee in which the investor owns 20 percent or more of the voting stock and investment is not accounted for using the equity method, and the reasons why not, and (b) the names of any investee in which the investor owns less than 20 percent of the voting stock and the investment is accounted for using the equity method, and the reasons why it is.

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