Common Unit Repurchase Plans and Retirement (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Equity [Abstract]

Company's Repurchase Activities

The following table shows repurchases under Plan III.

(in thousands, except per unit amounts) Period	Total Number of Units Purchased		Average Price Paid per Unit (a)		Total Number of Units Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs		Maximum Number of Units that May Yet Be Purchased
Plan III - Fiscal year 2017 total		-	$	-		-		2,207
Plan III - First quarter fiscal year 2018 total		-	$	-		-		2,207
Plan III - Second quarter fiscal year 2018 total		1,281	$	9.38		1,281		4,219	(b)
Plan III - April 2018		626	$	9.71		626		3,593
Plan III - May 2018		202	$	9.64		202		3,391
Plan III - June 2018		261	$	9.56		261		3,130
Plan III - Third quarter fiscal year 2018 total		1,089	$	9.66		1,089		3,130
Plan III - July 2018 (c)		125	$	9.72		125		3,005	(d)

(a) Amount includes repurchase costs.

(b) In February 2018, the Board authorized an increase in the number of Common Units available for repurchase from 2.2 million to 5.5 million.

(c) See Note 14 - Subsequent Events.

(d) Of the total available for repurchase, $0.5 million are available for repurchase in open market transactions and $2.5 million are available for repurchase in privately-negotiated transactions.