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Employee Benefit Plan
 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Employee Benefit Plan

9) Employee Benefit Plan

 

    

Three Months

Ended

March 31,

    

Six Months

Ended

March 31,

  

(in thousands)

    2013     2012     2013     2012  

Components of net periodic benefit cost:

         

Service cost

    $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     

Interest cost

      620        714        1,240        1,428   

Expected return on plan assets

      (948 )      (941 )      (1,896 )      (1,882 ) 

Net amortization

      664        688        1,328        1,376   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Net periodic benefit cost

    $ 336      $ 461      $ 672      $ 922   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

For the six months ended March 31, 2013, the Partnership contributed $1.5 million and expects to make an additional $2.0 million contribution in fiscal 2013 to fund its pension obligation.