Common Unit Repurchase Plans and Retirement (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Partnership's Repurchase Activities

(in thousands, except per unit amounts)
Period	Total Number of Units Purchased as Part of a Publicly Announced Plan or Program		Average Price Paid per Unit (a)		Maximum Number of Units that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program
Plan III - Number of units authorized						4,894
Private transaction - Number of units authorized (b)						1,150
						6,044
Plan III - Fiscal year 2012 total		22	$	4.26		6,022
Plan III - First quarter fiscal year 2013 total		1,015	$	4.18		5,007
Plan III - Second quarter fiscal year 2013 total		310	$	4.36		4,697
Plan III - Third quarter fiscal year 2013 total (b)		1,697	$	4.92		3,000
Plan III - July 2013		—	$	—		3,000
Plan III - August 2013		120	$	4.87		2,880
Plan III - September 2013		142	$	4.84		2,738
Plan III - Fourth quarter fiscal year 2013 total		262	$	4.85		2,738
Plan III - Fiscal year 2013 total		3,284	$	4.63		2,738

(a) Amounts include repurchase costs.

(b) Third quarter fiscal 2013 common unit repurchases include 1.15 million common units acquired in a private transaction.