Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Components Of Federal And State Income Taxes Included In The Consolidated Statements Of Income

	Nine Months Ended
	June 30,
	2012	2011
Current Income Taxes
Federal	$-	$(1,825)
State	6,878	2,703
Deferred Income Taxes
Federal	85,910	112,385
State	19,038	27,941
	111,826	141,204
Deferred Investment Tax Credit	(436)	(523)
Total Income Taxes	$111,390	$140,681
Presented as Follows:
Other Income	$(436)	$(523)
Income Tax Expense	111,826	141,204
Total Income Taxes	$111,390	$140,681

Schedule Of Income Tax Reconciliation By Applying Federal Income Tax Rate

	Nine Months Ended
	June 30,
	2012	2011
U.S. Income Before Income Taxes	$282,665	$361,726
Income Tax Expense, Computed at Federal
Statutory Rate of 35%	$98,933	$126,604
Increase (Reduction) in Taxes Resulting from:
State Income Taxes	16,845	19,919
Miscellaneous	(4,388)	(5,842)
Total Income Taxes	$111,390	$140,681

Significant Components Of Deferred Tax Liabilities And Assets

	At June 30, 2012	At September 30, 2011
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Property, Plant and Equipment	$1,227,448	$1,062,255
Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Costs	205,684	217,302
Other	68,995	70,389
Total Deferred Tax Liabilities	1,502,127	1,349,946
Deferred Tax Assets:
Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Costs	(264,080)	(263,606)
Tax Loss Carryforwards	(107,999)	(71,516)
Other	(81,951)	(74,863)
Total Deferred Tax Assets	(454,030)	(409,985)
Total Net Deferred Income Taxes	$1,048,097	$939,961
Presented as Follows:
Net Deferred Tax Liability/(Asset) – Current	$(14,727)	$ (15,423)
Net Deferred Tax Liability – Non-Current	1,062,824	955,384
Total Net Deferred Income Taxes	$1,048,097	$939,961