Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
ASSETS
Cash	$ 74,504	$ 80,080
Accounts receivable	257,320	242,684
Income tax receivable	10,128	6,260
Inventories of materials and supplies	137,949	132,368
Prepaid expenses, deferred costs and other current assets	20,857	36,415
Total current assets	500,758	497,807
Property and equipment, net	4,188,794	3,967,028
Other receivables	11,831	11,831
Deferred income taxes	165	589
Deferred costs and other assets	22,697	29,973
Total assets	4,724,245	4,507,228
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable	85,650	94,315
Accrued liabilities	19,765	19,158
Dividends Payable	16,163	16,090
Short-term debt	0	11,885
Interest payable	18,261	8,099
Income tax payable	8,784	14,234
Deferred credits and other liabilities	4,333	3,596
Total current liabilities	152,956	167,377
LONG TERM LIABILITIES:
Long-term debt	1,716,247	1,742,122
Deferred income taxes	835	783
Deferred credits	3,320	4,100
Other	37,909	37,322
Total long-term liabilities	$ 1,758,311	$ 1,784,327
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, 1,000 shares authorized, none outstanding	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, $1.00 par value, 180,000 shares authorized with 64,653 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2015 and 180,000 shares authorized and 64,362 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2014	64,653	64,362
Paid-in capital	209,541	201,464
Retained earnings	2,535,619	2,286,137
Accumulated other comprehensive income	3,165	3,561
Total shareholders' equity	2,812,978	2,555,524
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 4,724,245	$ 4,507,228