Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Participation and Contributions to Multiemployer Pension Plans

		Pension Protection Act Zone Status		FIP / RP Status	Partnership Contributions (in thousands)
Pension Fund	EIN / Pension  Plan Number	2013	2012	Pending / Implemented	2013		2012		2011		Surcharge Imposed	Expiration Date of Collective- Bargaining Agreement
New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Pension Fund	04-6372430 / 001	Yellow	Yellow	N/A	$	2,709	$	2,532	$	2,512	No		3/31/2014
Westchester Teamsters Pension Fund	13-6123973 / 001	Green	Green	N/A		820		771		817	No		1/31/2014
Local 553 Pension Fund	13-6637826 / 001	Green	Green	N/A		2,729		2,152		2,082	No		1/15/2014
Local 463 Pension Fund	11-1800729 / 001	Green	Green	N/A		146		155		155	No		2/28/2014
All Other Multiemployer Pension Plans						1,614		1,627		1,364
				Total Contributions	$	8,018	$	7,237	$	6,930

Net Periodic Benefit Cost for Period Reconciliation of Changes in Plan Assets Projected Benefit Obligations and Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table provides the net periodic benefit cost for the period, a reconciliation of the changes in the Plan assets, projected benefit obligations, and the amounts recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated other comprehensive income at the dates indicated using a measurement date of September 30 (in thousands):

Debit / (Credit)	Net Periodic Pension Cost in Income Statement			Cash			Fair Value of Pension Plan Assets			Projected Benefit Obligation			Other Comprehensive (Income) / Loss			Gross Pension Related Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Fiscal Year 2011
Beginning balance							$	49,323		$	(65,922	)				$	33,212
Interest cost		2,993									(2,993	)
Actual return on plan assets		(3,984	)					3,984
Employer contributions					(3,224	)		3,224
Benefit payments								(4,097	)		4,097
Investment and other expenses		(377	)								377
Difference between actual and expected return on plan assets		597												(597	)
Anticipated expenses		246									(246	)
Actuarial loss											(3,191	)		3,191
Amortization of unrecognized net actuarial loss		2,765												(2,765	)
Annual cost/change	$	2,240		$	(3,224	)		3,111			(1,956	)	$	(171	)		(171	)
Ending balance							$	52,434		$	(67,878	)				$	33,041
Funded status at the end of the year										$	(15,444	)
Fiscal Year 2012
Interest cost		2,858									(2,858	)
Actual return on plan assets		(8,727	)					8,727
Employer contributions					(3,365	)		3,365
Benefit payments								(4,223	)		4,223
Investment and other expenses		(374	)								374
Difference between actual and expected return on plan assets		5,075												(5,075	)
Anticipated expenses		262									(262	)
Actuarial loss											(6,650	)		6,650
Amortization of unrecognized net actuarial loss		2,751												(2,751	)
Annual cost/change	$	1,845		$	(3,365	)		7,869			(5,173	)	$	(1,176	)		(1,176	)
Ending balance							$	60,303		$	(73,051	)				$	31,865
Funded status at the end of the year										$	(12,748	)
Fiscal Year 2013
Interest cost		2,477									(2,477	)
Actual return on plan assets		(332	)					332
Employer contributions					(3,476	)		3,476
Benefit payments								(4,083	)		4,083
Investment and other expenses		(285	)								285
Difference between actual and expected return on plan assets		(3,475	)											3,475
Anticipated expenses		302									(302	)
Actuarial gain											7,157			(7,157	)
Amortization of unrecognized net actuarial loss		2,655												(2,655	)
Annual cost/change	$	1,342		$	(3,476	)		(275	)		8,746		$	(6,337	)		(6,337	)
Ending balance							$	60,028		$	(64,305	)				$	25,528
Funded status at the end of the year										$	(4,277	)

Weighted-Average Assumptions Used in Measurement of Partnership's Benefit Obligation

	September 30,
Weighted-Average Assumptions Used in the Measurement of the Partnership’s Benefit Obligation	2013			2012			2011
Discount rate at year end date		4.45	%		3.50	%		4.35	%
Expected return on plan assets for the year ended		7.00	%		7.75	%		7.75	%
Rate of compensation increase		N/A			N/A			N/A

Fair Values and Percentage of Partnership's Pension Plan Assets by Asset Category

The fair values and percentage of the Partnership’s pension plan assets by asset category are as follows (in thousands):

Asset Category at September 30, 2013	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Concentration Percentage
Corporate and U.S. government bond fund (1)		47,364		—		—		47,364		79	%
U.S. large-cap equity (1)		9,123		—		—		9,123		15	%
International equity (1)		3,082		—		—		3,082		5	%
Cash		459		—		—		459		1	%
Total		60,028		—		—		60,028		100	%

(1) Represent investments in Vanguard funds that seek to replicate the asset category description.