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Employee Pension Plan
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Employee Pension Plan [Abstract]  
Employee Pension Plan

7) Employee Pension Plan

 

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

(in thousands)

   2012     2011     2012     2011  

Components of net periodic benefit cost:

                                

Service cost

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    

Interest cost

     714       748       2,142       2,244  

Expected return on plan assets

     (941 )      (879 )      (2,823 )      (2,637 ) 

Net amortization

     688       691       2,064       2,073  
   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 461     $ 560     $ 1,383     $ 1,680  
   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

For the nine months ended June 30, 2012, the Partnership contributed $2.1 million and expects to make an additional $0.5 million contribution in fiscal 2012 to fund its pension obligation.