Employee Benefit Plan

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Employee Benefit Plan

9) Employee Benefit Plan

	Three Months Ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2013			2012
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	0		$	0
Interest cost		690			620
Expected return on plan assets		(776	)		(948	)
Net amortization		528			664
Net periodic benefit cost	$	442		$	336

For the three months ended December 31, 2013, the Partnership contributed $0.8 million and expects to make an additional $1.2 million contribution in fiscal 2014 to fund its pension obligation.