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BENEFIT PLANS
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
BENEFIT PLANS
BENEFIT PLANS
Supplemental Employment Retirement Plan ("SERP"). The Company established a SERP, which has Rabbi and Secular Trust components, for Mr. Edward E. Cohen (“Mr. E. Cohen”), while he was the Company’s Chief Executive Officer ("CEO").  The Company pays an annual benefit equal to $838,000 during his lifetime or for a period of 10 years from June 2004, whichever is longer.  The components of net periodic benefit costs for the SERP were as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Interest cost
$
59

 
$
80

 
$
178

 
$
240

Less: expected return on plan assets
(24
)
 
(18
)
 
(71
)
 
(53
)
Plus: Amortization of unrecognized loss
99

 
83

 
299

 
248

Net benefit cost
$
134

 
$
145

 
$
406

 
$
435