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Earnings Per Share (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 $ / shares | Sep. 30, 2016 $ / shares | Sep. 30, 2017 Quarter $ / shares | Sep. 30, 2016 Quarter $ / shares | Sep. 30, 2015 $ / shares
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends common, per share | $ / shares | $ 0.25 | $ 0.29 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.16 | $ 1.04
Number of quarterly dividends declared | Quarter |  |  | 4 | 4 |

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