Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Schedule Of Provision For Income Taxes [Table Text Block]

The provision for income taxes on continuing operations consisted of the following for the years ended September 30:

(in thousands)	2013		2012		2011
Current	$	5,240	$	2,519	$	1,627
Deferred		261		1,855		3,776
Total income tax expense	$	5,501	$	4,374	$	5,403

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

Income tax expense on continuing operations differs from the “expected” income tax expense computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory rate of 34% to earnings before income taxes for the years ended September 30 as a result of the following:

(in thousands)	2013		2012		2011
Computed expected tax expense	$	5,116	$	4,194	$	5,323
State income taxes, net of federal benefit		146		140		140
Stock-based compensation and other permanent differences		239		40		(60)
Total income tax expense	$	5,501	$	4,374	$	5,403

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

The significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities at September 30 were as follows:

	(in thousands)	2013		2012
Deferred tax assets (liabilities):
Definite and indefinite lived intangibles		$	(16,481)	$	(14,954)
Property and equipment			(9,873)		(8,627)
Patron tax			4,351		3,447
Net operating loss carryforward and other			267		(194)
Net deferred tax liabilities		$	(21,736)	$	(20,328)

Schedule Of Net Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities [Table Text Block]

The net deferred taxes are recorded in the balance sheets as follows:

	2013		2012
Current assets	$	4,618	$	3,635
Long-term liabilities		(26,354)		(23,963)
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	(21,736)	$	(20,328)