Common Unit Repurchase and Retirement (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

Company's Repurchase Activities

The following table shows repurchases under the Repurchase Plan:

(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
Fiscal year 2012 to 2020 total		17,697	$	8.26		14,622		5,730
October 2020		308	$	9.64		308		5,422
November 2020		1,553	$	9.83		153		5,269	(b)
December 2020		730	$	9.63		730		4,539	(c)
First quarter fiscal year 2020 total		2,591	$	9.75		1,191		4,539
January 2021		429	$	9.65		429		4,110	(d), (e)

(a) Amount includes repurchase costs.

(b) On November 16, 2020, the Company purchased 1.4 million Common Units in a private transaction for aggregate consideration of approximately $13.8 million.  The purchase was made outside of the Company’s unit repurchase plan.

(c) On December 10, 2020, the Company purchased 0.4 million Common Units in a private transaction for aggregate consideration of approximately $4.2 million.  The purchase was made within the Company’s unit repurchase plan.

(d) On January 28, 2021, the Company purchased 0.1 million Common Units in a private transaction for aggregate consideration of approximately $1.3 million.  The purchase was made within the Company’s unit repurchase plan.

(e) Of the total available for repurchase, approximately 3.6 million units are available for repurchase in open market transactions and 0.5 million units are available for repurchase in privately-negotiated transactions, under the Repurchase Plan.