Common Unit Repurchase and Retirement (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

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 2021 total		21,979	$	8.60		17,504		2,848
October 2021		273	$	10.67		273		2,575
November 2021		161	$	10.99		161		2,414
December 2021		670	$	10.56		257		2,157	(b)
First quarter fiscal year 2022 total		1,104	$	10.65		691		2,157
January 2022		264	$	10.59		264		1,893	(c)

(a) Amount includes repurchase costs.

(b) On December 30, 2021, the Company purchased 0.4 million Common Units in a private transaction for aggregate consideration of approximately $4.4 million.  The approved purchase was made outside of the Company’s unit repurchase plan.

(c) Of the total available for repurchase, approximately 1.6 million units are available for repurchase in open market transactions and 0.3 million units are available for repurchase in privately-negotiated transactions, under the Repurchase Plan.