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Senior Notes (Detail) | May 08, 2018 USD ($) | Jul. 14, 2010 USD ($) Contract | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior Notes, weighted average interest rate |  |  | 3.869% |
Carrying value of Senior Notes |  |  | $ 513,000,000 | $ 513,000,000
Fair value of Senior Notes |  |  | 526,386,000 | 518,413,000
Debt issuance costs |  |  | (5,600,000) | (6,100,000)
July 2010 Senior Notes |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior Notes issued in a private placement to a group of institutional investors |  | $ 245,000,000 |  |
Number of series of Senior Notes issued | Contract |  | 4 |  |
Senior Notes, weighted average interest rate |  | 5.60% |  |
Senior Notes, weighted average maturity (in years) |  | 9 years 9 months 18 days |  |
Net debt to EBITDA ratio maximum |  | 3.00 |  |
Fixed charge coverage ratio minimum |  | 2.50 |  |
Carrying value of Senior Notes |  |  | 113,000,000 | 113,000,000
Fair value of Senior Notes |  |  | 114,386,000 | 114,413,000
July 2010 Senior Notes | Minimum |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior Notes, maturity (in years) |  | 6 years |  |
July 2010 Senior Notes | Maximum |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior Notes, maturity (in years) |  | 10 years |  |
May 2018 Senior Notes |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior Notes issued in a private placement to a group of institutional investors | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |
Carrying value of Senior Notes |  |  | 400,000,000 | 400,000,000
Fair value of Senior Notes |  |  | $ 412,000,000 | $ 404,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity date | May 15, 2026 |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 5.25% |  |  |

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