Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

NOTE 7 – EARNINGS PER SHARE

The weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted earnings per share were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	December 31,
	2011		2010
Weighted Average Shares for Basic Earnings per Share		55,013		54,703
Dilutive effect of:
Stock options		205		270
Stock appreciation rights		600		222
Restricted stock awards		203		230
Weighted Average Shares for Diluted Earnings per Share		56,021		55,425

The following schedule shows stock appreciation rights ("SARs") which were outstanding and could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in the future but which were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended December 31, 2010 because to do so would have been antidilutive (in thousands). There were no such amounts for the three months ended December 31, 2011.

SARs at $66.07 per share	504
SARs at $58.79 per share	8
SARs at $56.27 per share	372
SARs at $57.14 per share	13
SARs at $57.45 per share	536
SARs at $61.98 per share	6