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Capitalized Interest (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2015
Rollforward of capitalized interest |  |  |  |  |
Capitalized interest, beginning of period |  | $ 214.5 | $ 212.2 | $ 208.0 | $ 198.5
Interest incurred | [1] | 35.4 | 43.2 | 118.0 | 126.2
Interest charged to cost of sales |  | (43.3) | (42.8) | (119.4) | (112.1)
Capitalized interest, end of period |  | 206.6 | 212.6 | 206.6 | 212.6
Financial Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Rollforward of capitalized interest |  |  |  |  |
Interest incurred |  | $ 2.4 | $ 2.1 | $ 5.9 | $ 5.2
[1] | Interest incurred includes interest incurred on the Company's financial services mortgage repurchase facility of $2.4 million and $5.9 million in the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016, respectively, and $2.1 million and $5.2 million in the same periods of 2015.

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