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Reportable Segments and Geographic Information - Geographic (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Geographic Information
Revenue	$ 4,323,100	$ 4,408,800	$ 4,381,200	$ 4,297,700	$ 4,723,700	$ 4,549,500	$ 4,506,200	$ 4,210,500	$ 17,410,825	$ 17,989,880	$ 8,356,783
Long-Lived Assets	7,554,500				7,768,200				7,554,500	7,768,200	2,571,200
United States
Geographic Information
Revenue									12,567,000	12,599,600	4,933,700
Long-Lived Assets	4,763,900				4,852,500				4,763,900	4,852,500	1,603,700
Asia Pacific
Geographic Information
Revenue									1,278,300	1,385,300	1,338,200
Long-Lived Assets	394,000				426,400				394,000	426,400	340,500
Canada
Geographic Information
Revenue									866,500	1,308,300	561,100
Long-Lived Assets	615,700				641,000				615,700	641,000	146,700
Europe
Geographic Information
Revenue									1,904,200	1,796,900	788,200
Long-Lived Assets	1,368,400				1,496,200				1,368,400	1,496,200	270,800
Other foreign countries
Geographic Information
Revenue									794,800	899,800	735,600
Long-Lived Assets	$ 412,500				$ 352,100				$ 412,500	$ 352,100	$ 209,500