RETIREMENT PLANS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Retirement Plans [Abstract]

Schedule Of Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost For Plans

A summary of net periodic benefit expense for the Company’s defined benefit plans for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 is shown in the following table. Net periodic benefit cost for each period presented is comprised of the following:

	Three Months Ended  December 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015
Defined benefit plans
Interest cost	$	965		963
Expected return on assets		(1,094)		(1,093)
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		3		3
Actuarial loss		505		486
Net periodic benefit cost	$	379		359