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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Retirement Benefits [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 June 30,
  Pension Other Postretirement
  2021 2020 2021 2020
Service cost $ 2,020  $ 2,170  $ 50  $ 64 
Interest cost * 1,560  1,933  94  140 
Expected return on plan assets * (2,761) (2,232) —  — 
Amortization:        
Prior service cost (46) (47) (91) (23)
Net actuarial loss * 2,730  2,386  —  — 
Curtailment gain * (220) —  —  — 
Prior service cost write-off * 526  —  —  — 
Net benefit cost $ 3,809  $ 4,210  $ 53  $ 181 

  Nine months ended June 30,
  Pension Other Postretirement
  2021 2020 2021 2020
Service cost $ 6,216  $ 6,510  $ 150  $ 192 
Interest cost * 4,654  5,799  282  420 
Expected return on plan assets * (8,286) (6,696) —  — 
Amortization:        
Prior service cost (104) (141) (273) (69)
Net actuarial loss * 8,774  7,159  —  — 
Curtailment gain * (220) —  —  — 
Prior service cost write-off * 526  —  —  — 
Net benefit cost $ 11,560  $ 12,631  $ 159  $ 543 
* Non-service components of pension and postretirement expense are included in other income (deductions), net.
Contributions Made and Anticipated for the Current Fiscal Year
Contributions made and anticipated for fiscal year 2021 are as follows:
Contributions Pension Other Postretirement
Contributions during the nine months ended June 30, 2021:    
Principal retirement plan $ 15,000  $ — 
Supplemental retirement plan 607  — 
Other postretirement plan —  436 
Additional contributions expected in fiscal 2021:    
Supplemental retirement plan $ 298  $ — 
Other postretirement plan —  395