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Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets (Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2014 Purchased Software [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Purchased Software [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Capitalized Software [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Capitalized Software [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Customer Lists and Relationships [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Customer Lists and Relationships [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Trademarks And Trade Names [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Trademarks And Trade Names [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Other [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Other [Member]
Goodwill (not amortized), Net Book Value | $ 1,012,527 |  | $ 769,095 |  | $ 610,347 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized), Gross Carrying Amount | 684,015 | [1] | 578,088 | [1] |  | 278,012 | [1] | 233,566 | [1] | 22,877 | [1] | 22,877 | [1] | 360,530 | [1] | 304,434 | [1] | 18,479 | [1] | 13,427 | [1] | 4,117 | [1] | 3,784 | [1]
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized), Accumulated Amortization | 347,142 | [1] | 304,967 | [1] |  | 162,259 | [1] | 148,127 | [1] | 22,877 | [1] | 22,877 | [1] | 147,469 | [1] | 120,338 | [1] | 10,964 | [1] | 10,097 | [1] | 3,573 | [1] | 3,528 | [1]
Intangible assets with finite lives (amortized), Net Book Value | 336,873 | [1] | 273,121 | [1] |  | 115,753 | [1] | 85,439 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 213,061 | [1] | 184,096 | [1] | 7,515 | [1] | 3,330 | [1] | 544 | [1] | 256 | [1]
Total goodwill and acquired intangible assets | $ 1,349,400 |  | $ 1,042,216 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average useful lives (in years) |  |  |  |  |  | 9 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  | 9 years |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |
[1] | The weighted average useful lives of purchased software, customer lists and relationships, trademarks and trade names and other intangible assets with a remaining net book value are 9 years, 10 years, 9 years and 3 years, respectively.

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