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Employee Pension Plan
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Employee Pension Plan  
Employee Pension Plan

7) Employee Pension Plan

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,		     Nine Months Ended
June 30,		  

(in thousands)

    2011     2010     2011     2010  

Components of net periodic benefit cost:

         

Service cost

    $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     

Interest cost

      748        812        2,244        2,435   

Expected return on plan assets

      (879 )      (666 )      (2,637 )      (1,998 ) 

Net amortization

      691        616        2,073        1,848   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Net periodic benefit cost

    $ 560      $ 762      $ 1,680      $ 2,285   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

For the nine months ended June 30, 2011, the Partnership contributed $1.9 million and expects to make an additional $1.4 million contribution in fiscal 2011 to fund its pension obligation.