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Segment Information - Revenues And Percentage Of Revenues By Reportable Market Segments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 253,205	$ 230,986	$ 228,378	$ 219,600	$ 235,824	$ 238,778	$ 206,678	$ 200,076	$ 932,169	$ 881,356	$ 838,781
Product Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration of risk, percentage									100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Applications
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									$ 553,167	$ 532,642	$ 526,274
Applications | Product Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration of risk, percentage									59.00%	61.00%	63.00%
Scores
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									$ 266,354	$ 241,059	$ 207,007
Scores | Product Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration of risk, percentage									29.00%	27.00%	25.00%
Decision Management Software
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									$ 112,648	$ 107,655	$ 105,500
Decision Management Software | Product Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration of risk, percentage									12.00%	12.00%	12.00%

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