Retirement Benefit Plans

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Retirement Benefit Plans

7. 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						Six Months Ended
	March 31,						March 31,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	75		$	71		$	151		$	142
Interest cost		215			247			429			494
Expected return on plan assets		(372	)		(351	)		(744	)		(702	)
Amortization of prior service cost		13			12			26			24
Amortization of net loss		215			210			431			420
Settlement cost		191			0			191			0
Net periodic benefit cost	$	337		$	189		$	484		$	378

Through March 31, 2013, the Company has made contributions in the amount of $360 to its defined benefit pension plans. The Company anticipates making $476 of additional contributions to fund its defined benefit pension plans during the balance of fiscal 2013.