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Significant Accounting Policies Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of intangible assets | The balance of the Company's intangible assets was as follows, which includes the additional goodwill discussed above:
| Goodwill |  | Servicing Rights Intangible |  | Core Deposit Intangible |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Balance at September 30, 2009 | $ | 251,653 |  |  | $ | 2,469 |  |  | $ | 2,675 |  |  | $ | 256,797 |
Additions | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,064 |  |  | 3,064 |
Amortization | — |  |  | (694 | ) |  | (1,449 | ) |  | (2,143 | )
Balance at September 30, 2010 | 251,653 |  |  | 1,775 |  |  | 4,290 |  |  | 257,718 |
Additions | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Amortization | — |  |  | (529 | ) |  | (918 | ) |  | (1,447 | )
Balance at September 30, 2011 | $ | 251,653 |  |  | $ | 1,246 |  |  | $ | 3,372 |  |  | $ | 256,271 |
Schedule of future amortization expense | The table below presents the estimated core deposit intangible asset amortization expense for the next five years:
Year End |  | Expense (in thousands)
2012 |  | $ | 918 |
2013 |  | 918 |
2014 |  | 918 |
2015 |  | 618 |
2016 |  | — |

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