Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables)

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LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
LONG-TERM DEBT [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt at September 30, 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following:

   
2014
   
2013
 
Revolving credit facilities
 
$
702,055
   
$
335,420
 
Notes payable to banks
   
13,315
     
21,530
 
Short-term borrowings
   
6,410
     
8,612
 
Capital lease obligations
   
7,475
     
9,093
 
     
729,255
     
374,655
 
Less current maturities
   
(15,228
)
   
(23,587
)
   
$
714,027
   
$
351,068
 
Interest Rate Swaps
The Company has entered into the following interest rate swaps:

Effective Date
Amount
Fixed Interest Rate
Interest Rate Spread at September 30, 2014
 
Maturity Date
October 2011
  $25,000
1.67%
1.75%
October 2015
November 2011
  25,000
2.13%
1.75%
November 2014
March 2012
  25,000
2.44%
1.75%
March 2015
June 2012
  40,000
1.88%
1.75%
June 2022
August 2012
  35,000
1.74%
1.75%
June 2022
September 2012
  25,000
3.03%
1.75%
December 2015
September 2012
  25,000
1.24%
1.75%
March 2017
November 2012
  25,000
1.33%
1.75%
November 2015
May 2014
  25,000
1.35%
1.75%
May 2018
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments
At September 30, 2014 and 2013, the interest rate swap contracts were reflected in the consolidated balance sheets as follows:

Derivatives
 
2014
   
2013
 
Current assets
       
Other current assets
 
$
324
   
$
427
 
Long-term assets
               
Other assets
   
2,133
     
3,309
 
Current liabilities:
               
Other current liabilities
   
(1,808
)
   
(2,590
)
Long-term liabilities:
               
Other liabilities
   
(319
)
   
(2,054
)
Total derivatives
 
$
330
   
$
(908
)
                 
Loss Recognized on Derivatives
The loss recognized on derivatives was as follows:

 
Location of
Amount of
Derivatives in
Loss
Loss
Cash Flow Hedging
Recognized in
Recognized in Income
Relationships
Income on Derivatives
on Derivatives
   
      2014
2013
                
Interest rate swaps
Interest expense
$(4,318)
$(4,170)

The Company recognized the following losses in accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI"):

           
     
Location of Gain
 
Amount of Loss
 
     
or (Loss)
 
Reclassified from
 
Derivatives in
 
Amount of Gain or
 
Reclassified from
 
AOCI
 
Cash Flow
 
(Loss) Recognized in
 
AOCI
 
into Income
 
Hedging
 
AOCI on Derivatives
 
into Income
 
(Effective Portion*)
 
Relationships
 
2014
   
2013
 
(Effective Portion*)
 
2014
   
2013
 
                   
Interest rate swaps
 
 
$(1,879)
 
 
 
$2,474
 
Interest expense
 
 
$(2,634)
 
 
 
$(2,544)
 
                                   
*There is no ineffective portion or amount excluded from effectiveness testing.
 
Aggregate Maturities of Long-Term Debt
Aggregate maturities of long-term debt, including short-term borrowings and capital leases, follows:

2015
 
$
15,228
 
2016
   
6,115
 
2017
   
23,853
 
2018
   
680,803
 
2019
   
213
 
Thereafter
   
3,043
 
   
$
729,255