Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]  
Provision for Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes consisted of the following:

   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
 
Current:
                 
Federal
  $ 14,060     $ 15,306     $ 20,898  
State
    2,483       3,004       3,191  
Foreign
    6,437       10,689       9,325  
      22,980       28,999       33,414  
Deferred
    5,737       9,557       5,225  
Total
  $ 28,717     $ 38,556     $ 38,639  
                         

Reconciliation of Federal Statutory Tax Rate to Consolidated Effective Tax Rate
The reconciliation of the federal statutory tax rate to the consolidated effective tax rate was as follows:

   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
 
Federal statutory tax rate
    35.0 %     35.0 %     35.0 %
Effect of state income taxes, net of federal deduction
    2.1       2.5       2.6  
Foreign taxes less than federal statutory rate
    (0.6 )     (1.3 )     (0.7 )
Other
    (2.3 )     (1.8 )     (1.9 )
Effective tax rate
    34.2 %     34.4 %     35.0 %
 
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities at September 30, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

   
2012
   
2011
 
Deferred tax assets:
           
Postretirement benefits
  $ 11,244     $ 10,743  
Environmental reserve
    2,217       2,430  
Pension costs
    30,145       25,524  
Deferred compensation
    281       1,037  
Stock options
    9,653       9,447  
Other
    24,370       22,790  
      77,910       71,971  
Deferred tax liabilities:
               
Depreciation
    (4,220 )     (3,503 )
Goodwill
    (57,767 )     (48,494 )
Other
    (206 )     (1,441 )
      (62,193 )     (53,438 )
                 
Net deferred tax asset
  $ 15,717     $ 18,533  

Changes in Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Changes in the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits (excluding penalties and interest) are as follows:

   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
 
Balance, beginning of year
  $ 2,928     $ 3,422     $ 3,575  
Increases for tax positions of prior years
    742       -       437  
Decreases for tax positions of prior years
    (74 )     (96 )     (506 )
Increases based on tax positions related to the current year
    137       202       355  
Decreases due to settlements with taxing authorities
    (602 )     (38 )     (57 )
Decreases due to lapse of statute of limitation
    (423 )     (562 )     (382 )
Balance, end of year
  $ 2,708     $ 2,928     $ 3,422  

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies
The Company is currently under examination in several tax jurisdictions and remains subject to examination until the statute of limitation expires for those tax jurisdictions. As of September 30, 2012, the tax years that remain subject to examination by major jurisdiction generally are:

United States - Federal
2010 and forward
United States - State
2009 and forward
Canada
2008 and forward
Europe
2004 and forward
United Kingdom
2009 and forward
Australia
2008 and forward
Asia
2005 and forward