Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Components of Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense is comprised of the following for the indicated periods (in thousands):

	Years Ended September 30,
	2013		2012		2011
Current:
Federal	$	14,486	$	2,168	$	3,216
State		3,759		1,495		3,676
Deferred		1,676		12,913		15,831
	$	19,921	$	16,576	$	22,723

Provision for Income Taxes Differs from Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes differs from income taxes computed at the Federal statutory rate as a result of the following (in thousands):

	Years Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2011
Income from continuing operations before taxes	$	49,827		$	42,565		$	47,067
Provision for income taxes:
Tax at Federal statutory rate	$	17,440		$	14,898		$	16,473
Impact of Partnership income or loss not subject to federal income taxes		97			697			1,631
State taxes net of federal benefit		3,192			2,801			3,493
Permanent differences		37			28			54
Change in valuation allowance		(658	)		(14	)		672
Change in unrecognized tax benefit		55			(1,669	)		189
Other		(242	)		(165	)		211
	$	19,921		$	16,576		$	22,723

Components of Net Deferred Taxes

The components of the net deferred taxes and the related valuation allowance for the years ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012 using current tax rates are as follows (in thousands):

	September 30,
	2013		2012
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards	$	6,760	$	8,626
Vacation accrual		2,580		2,586
Pension accrual		2,672		5,201
Allowance for bad debts		3,158		2,845
Fair value of derivative instruments		2,314		—
Insurance accrual		21,073		18,085
Inventory		941		869
Alternative minimum tax credit carryforward		261		261
Other, net		1,906		2,188
Total deferred tax assets		41,665		40,661
Valuation allowance		—		(658	)
Net deferred tax assets	$	41,665	$	40,003
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment	$	2,225	$	1,947
Intangibles		26,285		20,164
Fair value of derivative instruments		—		484
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	28,510	$	22,595
Net deferred taxes	$	13,155	$	17,408

Tax Benefits Recorded as a Benefit to Effective Tax Rate

Tax Uncertainties (in thousands)

Balance at September 30, 2012	$	700
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		—
Additions for tax positions of prior years		84
Reduction for tax positions of prior years		—
Reductions due to lapse in statue of limitations/settlements		—
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	784