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Dividends
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Dividends [Abstract]  
Dividends
Note 11 – Dividends
 
Dividends are accrued when declared by the Board of Directors. At its regular meeting on December 14, 2010, the Board of Directors approved an increase in the quarterly dividend from $.15 a share to $.1725 a share.  The dividend rate of $.1725 reflects the pre-stock dividend rate (see Note 16 – Stock Dividend for additional information). The Board of Directors reviewed the quarterly dividend rate at its next regularly scheduled meeting on June 14, 2011 and adjusted the dividend rate to $.115. Shareholders of record on June 30, 2011, were paid this dividend on July 15, 2011.