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Employee Pension Plan
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Employee Pension Plan [Abstract]  
Employee Pension Plan

7) Employee Pension Plan

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,		  

(in thousands)

    2011     2010  

Components of net periodic benefit cost:

     

Service cost

    $ —        $ —     

Interest cost

      714        748   

Expected return on plan assets

      (941 )      (879 ) 

Net amortization

      688        691   
  

 

 

    

 

 

  

Net periodic benefit cost

    $ 461      $ 560   
  

 

 

    

 

 

  

For the three months ended December 31, 2011, the Partnership contributed $0.7 million and expects to make an additional $2.7 million contribution in fiscal 2012 to fund its pension obligation.