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Employee Benefit Plans
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]  
Employee Benefit Plans

(5)Employee Benefit Plans

 

The components of net periodic benefit cost for pension and other benefits were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

2013

 

2012

Interest cost

$

375 

 

$

340 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(377)

 

 

(365)

Amortization of net loss

 

48 

 

 

108 

Net periodic benefit cost

$

46 

 

$

83 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Benefits

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

2013

 

2012

Service cost

$

15 

 

$

17 

Interest cost

 

13 

 

 

12 

Amortization of net (gain) loss

 

(3)

 

 

 -

Net periodic benefit cost

$

25 

 

$

29 

 

The Company, under the IRS minimum funding standards, has no required contributions to make to its defined benefit pension plan during fiscal 2014.

 

The Company maintains 401(k) Retirement Savings Plans for certain employees, which may provide for employer matching contributions, and a supplemental defined contribution plan for certain executives, which provides for employer contributions at the discretion of the Company.  Amounts expensed for Company contributions under these plans during the first three months of fiscal 2014 and 2013 were $458 and $371, respectively.