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Employee Benefit Plan
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Employee Benefit Plan

10) Employee Benefit Plan

 

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

(in thousands)

    2013     2012     2013     2012  

Components of net periodic benefit cost:

         

Service cost

    $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     

Interest cost

      620        714        1,860        2,142   

Expected return on plan assets

      (948 )      (941 )      (2,844 )      (2,823 ) 

Net amortization

      664        688        1,992        2,064   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Net periodic benefit cost

    $ 336      $ 461      $ 1,008      $ 1,383   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

For the nine months ended June 30, 2013, the Partnership contributed $2.3 million and expects to make an additional $1.2 million contribution in fiscal 2013 to fund its pension obligation.