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Employee Benefit Plan
 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Employee Benefit Plan

10) Employee Benefit Plan

 

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

(in thousands)

    2014     2013     2014     2013  

Components of net periodic benefit cost:

         

Service cost

    $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0   

Interest cost

      690        620        1,380        1,240   

Expected return on plan assets

      (776 )      (948 )      (1,552 )      (1,896 ) 

Net amortization

      528        664        1,056        1,328   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Net periodic benefit cost

    $ 442      $ 336      $ 884      $ 672   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

For the six months ended March 31, 2014, the Partnership contributed $0.9 million and expects to make an additional $1.1 million contribution in fiscal 2014 to fund its pension obligation.