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Fair Value Measurements - Financial Assets Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
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Assets: |  |  |
Total |  | $ 36,472 | $ 29,086
Cash |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Cash equivalents | [1] | 18,413 | 15,295
Marketable securities |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Debt Securities, Trading, and Equity Securities, FV-NI | [2] | 18,059 | 13,791
Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Total |  | 36,472 | 29,086
Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) | Cash |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Cash equivalents | [1] | 18,413 | 15,295
Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1) | Marketable securities |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Debt Securities, Trading, and Equity Securities, FV-NI | [2] | $ 18,059 | $ 13,791
[1] | Included in cash and cash equivalents on our balance sheet at September 30, 2018 and 2017. Not included in this table are cash deposits of $71.6 million and $90.3 million at September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
[2] | Represents securities held under a supplemental retirement and savings plan for certain officers and senior management employees, which are distributed upon termination or retirement of the employees. Included in long-term marketable securities on our consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2018 and 2017.

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- Definition Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. + References No definition available. + Details
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