Earnings Per Limited Partner Unit (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Net Income Allocation and Per Unit Data

The following presents the net income allocation and per unit data using this method for the periods presented:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Limited Partner:	March 31,				March 31,
(in thousands, except per unit data)	2015		2014		2015		2014
Net income	$	75,687	$	52,216	$	91,241	$	71,504
Less General Partner’s interest in net income		428		294		516		403
Net income available to limited partners		75,259		51,922		90,725		71,101
Less dilutive impact of theoretical distribution of earnings under FASB ASC 260-10-45-60		13,616		9,065		15,705		11,922
Limited Partner’s interest in net income under FASB ASC 260-10-45-60	$	61,643	$	42,857	$	75,020	$	59,179
Per unit data:
Basic and diluted net income available to limited partners	$	1.31	$	0.90	$	1.58	$	1.24
Less dilutive impact of theoretical distribution of earnings under FASB ASC 260-10-45-60		0.23		0.15		0.27		0.21
Limited Partner’s interest in net income under FASB ASC 260-10-45-60	$	1.08	$	0.75	$	1.31	$	1.03
Weighted average number of Limited Partner units outstanding		57,282		57,468		57,288		57,490