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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share Basic and Diluted Table [Text Block]

The following table presents the calculation of the Company's basic and diluted earnings per share for:



	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 31,						March 31,
(Thousands, except per share amounts)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Net income , as reported	$	54,535		$	63,927		$	111,892		$	88,436
Basic earnings per share
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding-basic	41,509			41,352			41,472			41,316
Basic earnings per common share	$1.31			$1.55			$2.70			$2.14
Diluted earnings per share
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding-basic	41,509			41,352			41,472			41,316
Incremental shares ⁽¹⁾	202			201			201			200
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding-diluted	41,711			41,553			41,673			41,516
Diluted earnings per common share ⁽²⁾	$1.31			$1.54			$2.68			$2.13


(1)	Incremental shares consist of stock options, stock awards and performance units.


(2)	There were no anti-dilutive shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.