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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]  
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
Note 8.   Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
The Company provides defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans to certain employees. Net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit cost for the plans included the following:

   
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
Pension
   
Other Postretirement
 
   
2016
   
2015
   
2016
   
2015
 
                         
Service cost
 
$
1,813
   
$
1,655
   
$
101
   
$
114
 
Interest cost
   
2,406
     
2,145
     
211
     
221
 
Expected return on plan assets
   
(2,407
)
   
(2,470
)
   
-
     
-
 
Amortization:
                               
   Prior service cost
   
(46
)
   
(45
)
   
(49
)
   
(49
)
   Net actuarial loss
   
1,866
     
1,564
     
-
     
-
 
                                 
Net benefit cost
 
$
3,632
   
$
2,849
   
$
263
   
$
286
 

   
Six months ended March 31,
 
   
Pension
   
Other Postretirement
 
   
2016
   
2015
   
2016
   
2015
 
                         
Service cost
 
$
3,626
   
$
3,310
   
$
202
   
$
228
 
Interest cost
   
4,812
     
4,290
     
422
     
442
 
Expected return on plan assets
   
(4,814
)
   
(4,940
)
   
-
     
-
 
Amortization:
                               
   Prior service cost
   
(92
)
   
(90
)
   
(98
)
   
(98
)
   Net actuarial loss
   
3,732
     
3,128
     
-
     
-
 
                                 
Net benefit cost
 
$
7,264
   
$
5,698
   
$
526
   
$
572
 

Benefit payments under the Company's principal retirement plan are made from plan assets, while benefit payments under the postretirement benefit plan are made from the Company's operating funds.  Under IRS regulations, the Company is not required to make any significant contributions to its principal retirement plan in fiscal year 2016.

Contributions made and anticipated for fiscal year 2016 are as follows:

Contributions
 
Pension
   
Other Postretirement
 
             
Contributions during the six months ended March 31, 2016:
           
   Supplemental retirement plan
 
$
362
   
$
-
 
   Other postretirement plan
   
-
     
672
 
                 
Additional contributions expected in fiscal 2016:
               
   Supplemental retirement plan
 
$
387
   
$
-
 
   Other postretirement plan
   
-
     
336