RETIREMENT PLANS

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Retirement Plans [Abstract]

RETIREMENT PLANS

9. RETIREMENT PLANS

A summary of net periodic benefit expense for the Company’s defined benefit plans for the three and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 is shown in the following table. Net periodic benefit cost for each period presented is comprised of the following:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
(In thousands)	2015		2014		2015		2014
Defined benefit plans
Interest cost	$	951		1,002		2,852		3,005
Expected return on assets		(1,136)		(1,104)		(3,408)		(3,311)
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		3		3		10		10
Actuarial loss		442		413		1,326		1,238
Net periodic benefit cost	$	260		314		780		942