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Restructuring Charges (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Restructuring [Abstract] |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost | The following table summarizes restructuring charges reserve activity for the three years ended September 30, 2018:
| Employee Severance and Related Benefits |  | Facility Closures and Other Costs |  | Consolidated Total
| (in thousands)
Balance, October 1, 2015 | $ | 14,086 |  |  | $ | 1,168 |  |  | $ | 15,254 |
Charges to operations | 74,929 |  |  | 1,344 |  |  | 76,273 |
Cash disbursements | (53,966 | ) |  | (1,053 | ) |  | (55,019 | )
Foreign currency impact | 128 |  |  | (28 | ) |  | 100 |
Balance, September 30, 2016 | 35,177 |  |  | 1,431 |  |  | 36,608 |
Charges to operations | 2,373 |  |  | 5,569 |  |  | 7,942 |
Cash disbursements | (35,069 | ) |  | (2,005 | ) |  | (37,074 | )
Other non-cash charges | — |  |  | (704 | ) |  | (704 | )
Foreign currency impact | (745 | ) |  | 217 |  |  | (528 | )
Balance, September 30, 2017 | 1,736 |  |  | 4,508 |  |  | 6,244 |
Charges (credits) to operations | (509 | ) |  | (494 | ) |  | (1,003 | )
Cash disbursements | (1,247 | ) |  | (1,509 | ) |  | (2,756 | )
Foreign currency impact | 20 |  |  | (90 | ) |  | (70 | )
Balance, September 30, 2018 | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,415 |  |  | $ | 2,415 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.4(b)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 + Details
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