Retirement Benefit Plans

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Retirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Retirement Benefit Plans

8. 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 June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	71		$	68		$	214		$	204
Interest cost		247			265			740			795
Expected return on plan assets		(351	)		(364	)		(1,052	)		(1,092	)
Amortization of prior service cost		12			29			35			87
Amortization of net loss		210			171			630			513
Net periodic benefit cost	$	189		$	169		$	567		$	507

Through June 30, 2012, the Company has made contributions in the amount of $754 to its defined benefit pension plans. The Company anticipates making $284 of additional contributions to fund its defined benefit pension plans during the balance of fiscal 2012.