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EARNINGS (LOSSES) PER COMMON SHARE - Shares Attributable to Outstanding Equity Awards Excluded from the Calculation of Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - $ / shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Shares excluded from calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share (in shares)	3,413	2,089
Weighted-average price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 61.02	$ 67.25

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Represents the weighted-average price per share of the shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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