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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (ARO) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Change in Asset Retirement Obligation [Table Text Block] | The following is an analysis of the change in the ARO liability for the fiscal year ended September 30:
(Thousands) | 2013 |  | 2012
Balance at October 1 | $ | 27,983 |  |  | $ | 27,026 |
Accretion | 1,892 |  |  | 1,774 |
Additions | 533 |  |  | 380 |
Retirements | (1,697 | ) |  | (1,197 | )
Balance at period end | $ | 28,711 |  |  | $ | 27,983 |
Schedule of Future Accretion [Table Text Block] | Accretion for the next five years is estimated to be as follows:
(Thousands) |  |  |
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, | Estimated Accretion
2014 |  | $ | 1,975 |  |
2015 |  | 2,037 |  |
2016 |  | 2,099 |  |
2017 |  | 2,152 |  |
2018 |  | 2,204 |  |
Total |  | $ | 10,467 |  |

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