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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]  
Net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit cost
The Company provides defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans to certain employees. Net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit cost for the plans included the following:

   
Three months ended June 30,
 
   
Pension
   
Other Postretirement
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
 
                 
Service cost
 
$
1,655
   
$
1,582
   
$
114
   
$
109
 
Interest cost
   
2,145
     
2,213
     
221
     
230
 
Expected return on plan assets
   
(2,470
)
   
(2,396
)
   
-
     
-
 
Amortization:
                               
   Prior service cost
   
(45
)
   
(52
)
   
(49
)
   
(23
)
   Net actuarial loss (gain)
   
1,564
     
991
     
-
     
(49
)
                                 
Net benefit cost
 
$
2,849
   
$
2,338
   
$
286
   
$
267
 
 
   
Nine months ended June 30,
 
   
Pension
   
Other Postretirement
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
 
                 
Service cost
 
$
4,965
   
$
4,746
   
$
342
   
$
327
 
Interest cost
   
6,435
     
6,639
     
663
     
690
 
Expected return on plan assets
   
(7,410
)
   
(7,188
)
   
-
     
-
 
Amortization:
                               
   Prior service cost
   
(135
)
   
(156
)
   
(147
)
   
(66
)
   Net actuarial loss (gain)
   
4,692
     
2,973
     
-
     
(147
)
                                 
 Net benefit cost
 
$
8,547
   
$
7,014
   
$
858
   
$
804
 
Contributions made and anticipated for the current fiscal year
Contributions made and anticipated for fiscal year 2015 are as follows:

Contributions
 
Pension
   
Other Postretirement
 
         
Contributions during the nine months ended June 30, 2015:
       
   Supplemental retirement plan
 
$
543
   
$
-
 
   Other postretirement plan
   
-
     
1,019
 
                 
Additional contributions expected in fiscal 2015:
               
   Supplemental retirement plan
   
190
     
-
 
   Other postretirement plan
   
-
     
250