Dividends (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Dividends [Text Block]

Dividends

A quarterly cash dividend of $0.348 per share was paid on December 5, 2011 in the aggregate amount of $66.8 million.  Through the first nine months of fiscal 2012, cash dividends of $1.041 per share have been paid in the aggregate amount of $198.9 million. A quarterly cash dividend of $0.349 per share was declared on February 2, 2012 and will be paid on March 6, 2012 to stockholders of record as of February 21, 2012. The Company expects the March 2012 payment of its quarterly cash dividend to be approximately $67.1 million.