PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT PLANS (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Sep. 30, 2011 |
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| PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT PLANS [Abstract] |
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| Reconciliation of Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets and Funded Status of Pension Plans |
The following provides a reconciliation of benefit obligations, plan assets and funded status of the plans as of the Company's actuarial valuation as of September 30, 2011:
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Pension |
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Other Postretirement |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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Change in benefit obligation: |
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Benefit obligation, beginning of year |
|
$ |
145,909 |
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|
$ |
138,935 |
|
|
$ |
24,400 |
|
|
$ |
25,650 |
|
Service cost |
|
|
5,016 |
|
|
|
4,489 |
|
|
|
632 |
|
|
|
691 |
|
Interest cost |
|
|
7,510 |
|
|
|
7,495 |
|
|
|
1,254 |
|
|
|
1,383 |
|
Assumption changes |
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|
16,501 |
|
|
|
2,034 |
|
|
|
2,285 |
|
|
|
683 |
|
Actuarial gain |
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|
(887 |
) |
|
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(1,677 |
) |
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|
(226 |
) |
|
|
(3,214 |
) |
Benefit payments |
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|
(6,016 |
) |
|
|
(5,367 |
) |
|
|
(798 |
) |
|
|
(793 |
) |
Benefit obligation, end of year |
|
|
168,033 |
|
|
|
145,909 |
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|
|
27,547 |
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|
|
24,400 |
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|
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Change in plan assets: |
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|
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Fair value, beginning of year |
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94,869 |
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|
84,428 |
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- |
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|
|
- |
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Actual return |
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|
1,300 |
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|
6,036 |
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|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Benefit payments |
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(6,016 |
) |
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(5,367 |
) |
|
|
(798 |
) |
|
|
(793 |
) |
Employer contributions |
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10,401 |
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|
|
9,772 |
|
|
|
798 |
|
|
|
793 |
|
Fair value, end of year |
|
|
100,554 |
|
|
|
94,869 |
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|
- |
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|
- |
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| |
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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Funded status |
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(67,480 |
) |
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(51,040 |
) |
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(27,547 |
) |
|
|
(24,400 |
) |
Unrecognized actuarial loss |
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|
85,868 |
|
|
|
68,793 |
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|
|
8,462 |
|
|
|
6,810 |
|
Unrecognized prior service cost |
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|
(525 |
) |
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|
227 |
|
|
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(1,607 |
) |
|
|
(2,083 |
) |
Net amount recognized |
|
$ |
17,863 |
|
|
$ |
17,980 |
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|
$ |
(20,692 |
) |
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$ |
(19,673 |
) |
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Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet: |
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Current liability |
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$ |
(766 |
) |
|
$ |
(765 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,130 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,093 |
) |
Noncurrent benefit liability |
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(66,714 |
) |
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(50,275 |
) |
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(26,417 |
) |
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(23,307 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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|
85,343 |
|
|
|
69,020 |
|
|
|
6,855 |
|
|
|
4,727 |
|
Net amount recognized |
|
$ |
17,863 |
|
|
$ |
17,980 |
|
|
$ |
(20,692 |
) |
|
$ |
(19,673 |
) |
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Amounts recognized in accumulated |
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other comprehensive loss: |
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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Net actuarial loss |
|
$ |
85,868 |
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|
$ |
68,793 |
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|
$ |
8,462 |
|
|
$ |
6,810 |
|
Prior service cost |
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|
(525 |
) |
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|
227 |
|
|
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(1,607 |
) |
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|
(2,083 |
) |
Net amount recognized |
|
$ |
85,343 |
|
|
$ |
69,020 |
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|
$ |
6,855 |
|
|
$ |
4,727 |
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| Net Periodic Pension and Other Postretirement Cost |
Net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit cost for the plans included the following:
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Pension |
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Other Postretirement |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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|
2009 |
|
|
2011 |
|
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2010 |
|
|
2009 |
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| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Service cost |
|
$ |
5,016 |
|
|
$ |
4,489 |
|
|
$ |
3,366 |
|
|
$ |
632 |
|
|
$ |
691 |
|
|
$ |
572 |
|
Interest cost |
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|
7,510 |
|
|
|
7,495 |
|
|
|
7,496 |
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|
|
1,254 |
|
|
|
1,383 |
|
|
|
1,542 |
|
Expected return on plan assets |
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|
(7,398 |
) |
|
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(6,982 |
) |
|
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(7,593 |
) |
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- |
|
|
|
- |
|
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|
- |
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Amortization: |
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Prior service cost |
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26 |
|
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|
24 |
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|
28 |
|
|
|
(476 |
) |
|
|
(726 |
) |
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|
(1,297 |
) |
Net actuarial loss |
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|
5,364 |
|
|
|
5,395 |
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|
|
1,759 |
|
|
|
407 |
|
|
|
521 |
|
|
|
294 |
|
Net benefit cost |
|
$ |
10,518 |
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|
$ |
10,421 |
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|
$ |
5,056 |
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|
$ |
1,817 |
|
|
$ |
1,869 |
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|
$ |
1,111 |
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| Contributions During Fiscal Year |
Contributions made in fiscal 2011 are as follows:
Contributions |
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Pension |
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Other Postretirement |
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| |
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Principal retirement plan |
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$ |
9,000 |
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$ |
- |
|
Supplemental retirement plan |
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|
745 |
|
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|
- |
|
Other postretirement plan |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
798 |
|
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| Amounts of AOCL Expected to be Recognized in Net Periodic Benefit Costs |
Amounts of AOCL expected to be recognized in net periodic benefit costs in fiscal 2012 include:
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Other |
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Pension |
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Postretirement |
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| |
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Benefits |
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|
Benefits |
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| |
|
|
|
|
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Net actuarial loss |
|
$ |
6,820 |
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|
$ |
535 |
|
Prior service cost |
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(45 |
) |
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|
(451 |
) |
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| Weighted-Average Assumptions for Principal Retirement and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |
The measurement date of annual actuarial valuations for the Company's principal retirement and other postretirement benefit plans was September 30 for fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009. The weighted-average assumptions for those plans were:
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Pension |
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Other Postretirement |
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| |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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|
2009 |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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|
2009 |
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Discount rate |
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4.75 |
% |
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5.25 |
% |
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5.50 |
% |
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4.75 |
% |
|
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5.25 |
% |
|
|
5.50 |
% |
Return on plan assets |
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|
8.00 |
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|
|
8.00 |
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|
8.50 |
|
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- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
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Compensation increase |
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3.50 |
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|
3.50 |
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4.25 |
|
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|
- |
|
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|
- |
|
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|
- |
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| Weighted Average Asset Allocation and Target Allocation |
The Company's primary defined benefit pension plan's weighted-average asset allocation at September 30, 2011 and 2010 and weighted-average target allocation were as follows:
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Plan Assets at |
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Target |
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Asset Category |
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2011 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
Allocation |
|
Equity securities |
|
$ |
50,147 |
|
|
$ |
49,941 |
|
|
|
50 |
% |
Fixed income, cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
37,032 |
|
|
|
32,716 |
|
|
|
30 |
% |
Other investments |
|
|
13,375 |
|
|
|
12,212 |
|
|
|
20 |
% |
| |
|
$ |
100,554 |
|
|
$ |
94,869 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
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| Fair Value Allocation of Plan Assets |
Asset Category |
|
Level 1 |
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Level 2 |
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Level 3 |
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Total |
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Equity securities - stocks |
|
$ |
23,954 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
23,954 |
|
Equity securities - mutual funds |
|
|
26,193 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
26,193 |
|
Fixed income securities |
|
|
7,197 |
|
|
|
14,421 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
21,618 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
15,414 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
15,414 |
|
Other investments |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
13,375 |
|
|
|
13,375 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
72,758 |
|
|
$ |
14,421 |
|
|
$ |
13,375 |
|
|
$ |
100,554 |
|
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| Changes in Fair Value of Level 3 Plan Assets |
Changes in the fair value of Level 3 assets are summarized as follows:
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Fair Value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
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Fair Value |
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|
September 30, |
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Realized |
|
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Unrealized |
|
|
September 30, |
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Asset Category |
|
2010 |
|
|
Acquisitions |
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|
Dispositions |
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|
Losses |
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|
Gains |
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|
2011 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other investments |
|
$ |
12,212 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
90 |
|
|
$ |
1,073 |
|
|
$ |
13,375 |
|
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| Benefit Payments Expected to be Paid |
Benefit payments expected to be paid are as follows:
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|
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Other |
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| |
|
Pension |
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|
Postretirement |
|
Years ending September 30: |
|
Benefits |
|
|
Benefits |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2012 |
|
$ |
6,042 |
|
|
$ |
1,130 |
|
2013 |
|
|
6,365 |
|
|
|
1,240 |
|
2014 |
|
|
6,762 |
|
|
|
1,363 |
|
2015 |
|
|
7,120 |
|
|
|
1,454 |
|
2016 |
|
|
7,599 |
|
|
|
1,519 |
|
2017-2020 |
|
|
45,547 |
|
|
|
9,657 |
|
| |
|
$ |
79,435 |
|
|
$ |
16,363 |
|
|