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Employee Benefit Plan
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Employee Benefit Plan

9) Employee Benefit Plan

 

     Three Months
Ended
December 31,		  

(in thousands)

    2012     2011  

Components of net periodic benefit cost:

     

Service cost

    $ —        $ —     

Interest cost

      620        714   

Expected return on plan assets

      (948 )      (941 ) 

Net amortization

      664        688   
  

 

 

    

 

 

  

Net periodic benefit cost

    $ 336      $ 461   
  

 

 

    

 

 

  

For the three months ended December 31, 2012, the Partnership contributed $0.7 million and expects to make an additional $2.7 million contribution in fiscal 2013 to fund its pension obligation.