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Employee Pension Plan
 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Employee Pension Plan [Abstract]  
Employee Pension Plan

7) Employee Pension Plan

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,		     Six Months Ended
March 31,		  

(in thousands)

    2012     2011     2012     2011  

Components of net periodic benefit cost:

         

Service cost

    $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     

Interest cost

      714        748        1,428        1,496   

Expected return on plan assets

      (941 )      (879 )      (1,882 )      (1,758 ) 

Net amortization

      688        691        1,376        1,382   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Net periodic benefit cost

    $ 461      $ 560      $ 922      $ 1,120   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

For the six months ended March 31, 2012, the Partnership contributed $1.4 million and expects to make an additional $2.0 million contribution in fiscal 2012 to fund its pension obligation.