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Stock Options (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Stock Options [Abstract]

Schedule of weighted average assumptions

The following weighted-average assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of options granted during the periods indicated:

Year ended September 30,	2011		2010		2009
Annual dividend yield	1.89	%	1.20	%	3.83	%
Expected volatility	30	%	26	%	24	%
Risk-free interest rate	2.00	%	2.20	%	1.73	%
Expected life	4.5 years		4.5 years		4.5 years

Summary of option activity

A summary of option activity under the Plans as of September 30, 2011, and changes during the year then ended is as follows:

Options	Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price			Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (In thousands)
Outstanding at September 30, 2010	2,643,307		$	20.16
Granted	370,650		16.84
Exercised	(109,790	)	14.84
Forfeited	(162,927	)	19.43
Outstanding at September 30, 2011	2,741,240		$	19.97		5		$	344
Exercisable at September 30, 2011	1,732,382		$	20.79		3		$	85

Schedule of miscellaneous information related to stock options

Miscellaneous information related to stock options is presented below:

	2011		2010		2009
Compensation cost for stock options	1,087,000		1,213,000		1,327,000
Weighted avg. grant date FV	4		4		2
Total intrinsic value of options exercised	259,000		975,000		65,000
Grant date FV of options exercised	312,000		482,000		57,000
Cash received from option exercises	1,630,000		1,760,000		158,000
Tax benefit realized for option exercises	37,000		227,000		21,000

Summary of nonvested activity

A summary of the status of the Company's nonvested options as of September 30, 2011, and changes during the year then ended is as follows:

Nonvested Options	Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at September 30, 2010	1,217,083		$	2.66
Granted	370,650		3.89
Vested	(486,094	)	2.86
Forfeited	(92,781	)	2.66
Outstanding at September 30, 2011	1,008,858		$	3.02

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