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Employee Benefits Plans (Reconciliation of the MSP Benefit Obligation) (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2011
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Sep. 30, 2010
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| Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract] | |||
| Benefit obligation at beginning of year | $ 3,970 | $ 3,792 | |
| Service cost | 251 | 233 | 265 |
| Interest cost | 178 | 181 | 186 |
| Recognized actuarial loss (gain) | |||
| Recognized actuarial loss adjustment | 2 | 66 | 102 |
| Benefits paid | (303) | (302) | |
| Benefit obligation at end of year | 4,098 | 3,970 | 3,792 |
| Funded status at end of year | $ (4,098) | $ (3,970) | |
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- Definition
Amount of gain (loss) from a decision to temporarily deviate from the substantive plan, or from a change in benefit obligation or plan asset value from changes in actuarial assumptions, for example, but not limited to, interest, mortality, employee turnover or salary scale. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of gains or losses recognized in net periodic benefit cost. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
1) For defined benefit pension plans, the benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation, which is the actuarial present value as of a date of all benefits attributed by the pension benefit formula to employee service rendered prior to that date. 2) For other postretirement defined benefit plans, the benefit obligation is the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation, which is the actuarial present value of benefits attributed to employee service rendered to a particular date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of payments made for which participants are entitled under a pension plan, including pension benefits, death benefits, and benefits due on termination of employment. Also includes payments made under a postretirement benefit plan, including prescription drug benefits, health care benefits, life insurance benefits, and legal, educational and advisory services. This item represents a periodic decrease to the plan obligations and a decrease to plan assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The funded status is measured as the difference between the fair value of plan assets and the benefit obligation. Will normally be the same as the net Defined Benefit Plan, Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet, Total. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The increase in a defined benefit pension plan's projected benefit obligation or a defined benefit postretirement plan's accumulated postretirement benefit obligation due to the passage of time. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The actuarial present value of benefits attributed by the pension benefit formula to services rendered by employees during the period. The portion of the expected postretirement benefit obligation attributed to employee service during the period. The service cost component is a portion of the benefit obligation and is unaffected by the funded status of the plan. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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