Stockholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Equity [Abstract]

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The Company has an automatically effective universal shelf registration statement filed with the SEC in September 2009, registering debt and equity securities that it may issue from time to time in amounts to be determined. The Company anticipates filing a new universal shelf registration statement that will register debt and equity securities prior to the expiration of its current universal shelf registration statement in September 2012.

On August 1, 2011, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of the Company’s common stock effective through July 31, 2012. All of the $100 million authorization was remaining at June 30, 2012, and no common stock has been repurchased subsequent to June 30, 2012. On July 25, 2012, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of the Company's common stock effective through July 31, 2013.

During the three months ended June 30, 2012, the Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0375 per common share, which was paid on May 22, 2012 to stockholders of record on May 8, 2012. In July 2012, the Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0375 per common share, payable on August 24, 2012 to stockholders of record on August 13, 2012. Quarterly cash dividends of $0.0375 per common share were declared in the comparable quarters of fiscal 2011.