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, 2015
LONG-TERM DEBT [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt at September 30, 2015 and 2014 consisted of the following:

   
2015
   
2014
 
Revolving credit facilities
 
$
884,254
   
$
702,055
 
Notes payable to banks
   
8,506
     
13,315
 
Short-term borrowings
   
5,199
     
6,410
 
Capital lease obligations
   
4,995
     
7,475
 
     
902,954
     
729,255
 
Less current maturities
   
(11,737
)
   
(15,228
)
   
$
891,217
   
$
714,027
 
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, 2015
 
Maturity Date
October 2011
  $25,000
1.67%
1.75%
October 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
November 2014
  25,000
1.26%
1.75%
June 2018
March 2015
  25,000
1.49%
1.75%
March 2019
September 2015
  25,000
1.39%
1.75%
September 2020
December 2015
  25,000
1.59%
1.75%
December 2020
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments
At September 30, 2015 and 2014, the interest rate swap contracts were reflected on a gross-basis in the consolidated balance sheets as follows:

Derivatives
 
2015
   
2014
 
Current assets
       
Other current assets
 
$
--
   
$
324
 
Long-term assets
               
Other assets
   
--
     
2,133
 
Current liabilities:
               
Other current liabilities
   
(1,165
)
   
(1,808
)
Long-term liabilities:
               
Other liabilities
   
(2,521
)
   
(319
)
Total derivatives
 
$
(3,686
)
 
$
330
 
                 
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
   
    2015
2014
             
Interest rate swaps
Interest expense
$(3,922)
$(4,318)

The Company recognized the following losses in AOCI:

           
     
Location of Gain
 
Amount of Loss
 
     
or (Loss)
 
Reclassified from
 
Derivatives in
 
Amount of
 
Reclassified from
 
AOCI
 
Cash Flow
 
Loss Recognized in
 
AOCI
 
into Income
 
Hedging
 
AOCI on Derivatives
 
into Income
 
(Effective Portion*)
 
Relationships
 
2015
   
2014
 
(Effective Portion*)
 
2015
   
2014
 
                   
Interest rate swaps
 
 
$(4,841)
 
 
 
$(1,879)
 
Interest expense
 
 
$(2,392)
 
 
 
$(2,634)
 
                                   
*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:

2016
 
$
11,737
 
2017
   
29,979
 
2018
   
857,974
 
2019
   
212
 
2020
   
222
 
Thereafter
   
2,830
 
   
$
902,954