ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by Component, Net of Income Tax

The following table provides changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component, net of income tax:

	Gains (Losses) on Defined Benefit Plan Items		Gains (Losses) on Effective Cash Flow Hedge		Total
Balance, September 30, 2013	$	(15,617)	$	158	$	(15,459)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		-		196		196
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss		312		(53)		259
Net current period other comprehensive income		312		143		455
Balance, December 31, 2013	$	(15,305)	$	301	$	(15,004)

Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (AOCI)

The following table provides details about reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (“AOCI”):

AOCI Component	Amount Reclassified from AOCI (a)				Statement of Operations Line Item
	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2013		2012
Gains and losses on cash flow hedges -	$	86	$	-	Interest expense
interest rate swap agreement		(33)		-	Income tax expense
	$	53	$	-	Net of tax
Amortization of defined benefit plan items	$	(186)	$	(512)	Cost of revenues
		(320)		(596)	Operating expenses
		(506)		(1,108)	Total before tax
		194		444	Income tax expense
	$	(312)	$	(664)	Net of tax

(a) amounts in parenthesis represent a decrease to income