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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, 2017
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Net Periodic Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Cost
Net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit cost for the plans included the following:
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Pension
 
Other Postretirement
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
2,138

 
$
1,813

 
$
98

 
$
101

Interest cost
1,841

 
2,406

 
157

 
211

Expected return on plan assets
(2,312
)
 
(2,407
)
 
—

 
—

Amortization:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Prior service cost
(45
)
 
(46
)
 
(49
)
 
(49
)
Net actuarial loss
2,509

 
1,866

 
—

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net benefit cost
$
4,131

 
$
3,632

 
$
206

 
$
263


 
Nine months ended June 30,
 
Pension
 
Other Postretirement
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
6,414

 
$
5,439

 
$
294

 
$
303

Interest cost
5,523

 
7,218

 
471

 
633

Expected return on plan assets
(6,936
)
 
(7,221
)
 
—

 
—

Amortization:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Prior service cost
(135
)
 
(138
)
 
(147
)
 
(147
)
Net actuarial loss
7,527

 
5,598

 
—

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net benefit cost
$
12,393

 
$
10,896

 
$
618

 
$
789

Contributions Made and Anticipated for the Current Fiscal Year
Contributions made and anticipated for fiscal year 2017 are as follows:
Contributions
 
Pension
 
Other Postretirement
 
 
 
 
 
Contributions during the nine months ended June 30, 2017:
 
 
 
 
Principal retirement plan
 
$
5,110

 
$
—

Supplemental retirement plan
 
543

 
—

Other postretirement plan
 
—

 
552

 
 
 
 
 
Additional contributions expected in fiscal 2017:
 
 

 
 

Principal retirement plan
 
$
—

 
$
—

Supplemental retirement plan
 
217

 
—

Other postretirement plan
 
—

 
596