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Retirement Benefit Plans
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Retirement Benefit Plans
Retirement Benefit Plans
The Company and certain of its subsidiaries sponsor defined benefit pension plans covering most of its employees. The components of net periodic benefit cost of the Company’s defined benefit plans are as follows:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Service cost
$
30

 
$
75

 
$
61

 
$
151

Interest cost
250

 
215

 
501

 
429

Expected return on plan assets
(393
)
 
(372
)
 
(786
)
 
(744
)
Amortization of prior service cost

 
2

 

 
4

Amortization of net loss
151

 
226

 
301

 
453

Settlement cost
50

 
191

 
125

 
191

Net periodic benefit cost
$
88

 
$
337

 
$
202

 
$
484


Through March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company has made contributions in the amount of $255 and $360, respectively to its defined benefit pension plans. The Company does not anticipate making any additional contributions to fund its defined benefit pension plans during the balance of fiscal 2014.