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Fair Value Measurements

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Fair Value Measurements
 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
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Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  A three level fair value hierarchy is used to prioritize the inputs used in valuations, as defined below:
Level 1: Observable inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2:
Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3:
 Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
Note 4.   Fair Value Measurements (continued)

The fair values of the Company's assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis are categorized as follows:
  March 31, 2022 September 30, 2021
  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:                
Derivatives (1)
$ —  $ 9,464  $ —  $ 9,464  $ —  $ 209  $ —  $ 209 
Equity and fixed income mutual funds —  3,646  —  3,646  —  6,936  —  6,936 
Life insurance policies —  4,560  —  4,560  —  4,626  —  4,626 
Total assets at fair value $ —  $ 17,670  $ —  $ 17,670  $ —  $ 11,771  $ —  $ 11,771 
Liabilities:                
Derivatives (1)
$ —  $ 314  $ —  $ 314  $ —  $ 2,232  $ —  $ 2,232 
Total liabilities at fair value $ —  $ 314  $ —  $ 314  $ —  $ 2,232  $ —  $ 2,232 
(1) Interest rate swaps and cross currency swaps are valued based on observable market swap rates and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The carrying values for other financial assets and liabilities approximated fair value at March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2021.