Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Schedule Of Income Before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign

(Dollars in Thousands)	2012		2011		2010
Pretax income:
U.S.	$	21,323	$	30,160	$	29,472
Foreign		6,817		6,575		6,561
Total pretax income	$	28,140	$	36,735	$	36,033

Schedule Of Components Of Provision For Income Taxes

(Dollars in Thousands)	2012		2011		2010
Current:
U.S. Federal	$	1,857	$	5,512	$	5,426
State and local		194		511		314
Foreign		2,149		2,370		1,931
Current tax provision	$	4,200	$	8,393	$	7,671
Deferred:
U.S. Federal	$	3,927	$	2,360	$	4,002
State and local		388		107		221
Foreign		(475)		667		(1)
Deferred tax provision	$	3,840	$	3,134	$	4,222
Income tax provision	$	8,040	$	11,527	$	11,893

Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

	2012		2011		2010
U.S. Federal statutory rate		35.0%		35.0%		35.0%
State and local taxes net of Federal tax benefit		1.3%		0.9%		1.0%
Lower rates on Foreign operations		(3.9%)		(1.3%)		(1.0%)
Non-taxed equity earnings		(4.0%)		(2.1%)		(1.4%)
Foreign tax credit impact, net		(1.5%)		(0.6%)		(1.4%)
Other		1.7%		(0.5%)		0.8%
Effective income tax rate		28.6%		31.4%		33.0%

Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

(Dollars in Thousands)		2012		2011
Deferred tax assets:
Pension accrual	$	2,998	$	2,148
Compensation expense		2,794		2,581
Medical insurance claims		475		433
Retirement plans		2,251		1,979
Allowance for uncollectible accounts		339		196
Accruals not currently deductible		416		145
Other		1,565		954
	$	10,838	$	8,436
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation	$	1,904	$	1,663
Software development		14,812		12,582
Intangible asset amortization		7,267		4,643
Accrued income		28		95
Other		51		50
	$	24,062	$	19,033
Net deferred tax liability	$	(13,224)	$	(10,597)

Schedule Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reconciliation

(Dollars in Thousands)	2012		2011		2010
Balance at beginning of year	$	770	$	714	$	532
Tax positions related to current year:
Gross increases		23		150		119
Tax positions related to prior periods:
Gross increases		127		167		405
Gross decreases		(182)		(50)		(133)
Decreases related to settlements		0		0		(110)
Decreases related to lapse of statute of limitations		(155)		(211)		(99)
Balance at end of year	$	583	$	770	$	714