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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]  
Net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit cost
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
 
Contributions made and anticipated for the current fiscal year
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