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Employee Benefit Plan
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Employee Benefit Plan

10) Employee Benefit Plan

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  

(in thousands)

    2014     2013     2014     2013  

Components of net periodic benefit cost:

         

Service cost

    $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0   

Interest cost

      690        620        2,070        1,860   

Expected return on plan assets

      (776 )      (948 )      (2,328 )      (2,844 ) 

Net amortization

      528        664        1,584        1,992   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Net periodic benefit cost

    $ 442      $ 336      $ 1,326      $ 1,008   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

For the nine months ended June 30, 2014, the Partnership contributed $1.4 million and expects to make an additional $0.6 million contribution in fiscal 2014 to fund its pension obligation.