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Securities And Equity Investments
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Securities and Equity Investments [Abstract]  
Related Party Transaction

Investment in EnerTech Capital Partners II L.P.

 

Our investment in EnerTech was approximately 2 of the overall ownership in EnerTech at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011. 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 the 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. During the three months ended June 30, 2012, we collected a distribution of $83, reducing our carrying value. The carrying value of our investment in EnerTech at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011 was $919 and $1,003, 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 to the fair value of the investment in EnerTech as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011:

  June 30, September 30,
  2012 2011
Carrying value $ 919 $ 1,003
Unrealized gains (losses)   64   -
Fair value $ 983 $ 1,003

On December 31, 2011, EnerTech's general partner, with the consent of the fund's investors, extended the fund through December 31, 2012. 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, 2013 with the consent of the fund's valuation committee.

 

Arbinet Corporation

 

On May 15, 2006, we received a distribution from the investment in EnerTech of 32,967 shares in Arbinet Corporation. We sold these shares in fiscal 2011; accordingly, the amount of unrealized holding losses included in other comprehensive income at June 30, 2012 and 2010 is ##D<BS_AccOthCompIncCQ> and ##D<BS_AccOthCompIncPYE>, respectively.