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Derivative Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Details) AUD in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 AUD	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 AUD	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Derivative financial instruments
Fair value of contingent consideration liability					$ 2	$ 2
Level 3
Derivative financial instruments
Fair value of contingent consideration liability			$ 39,000,000		39,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Cash Flow Hedging | Interest rate swap agreements
Derivative financial instruments
Losses Recognized in Income on Derivatives (Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing and Ineffective Portion)	$ 0
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Cash Flow Hedging | Interest Rate Swap June 2018
Derivative financial instruments
Notional Amount			$ 300,000,000		$ 300,000,000
Fixed Rate (as a percent)		1.63%	1.63%	1.63%	1.63%
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Cash Flow Hedging | Interest Rate Swap September 2018
Derivative financial instruments
Notional Amount			$ 300,000,000		$ 300,000,000
Fixed Rate (as a percent)		1.54%	1.54%	1.54%	1.54%
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Cash Flow Hedging | Foreign currency forward contracts
Derivative financial instruments
Notional principal of derivative exchange contracts		AUD 85.6	$ 64,300,000	AUD 98.1	$ 74,100,000

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Fair value, as of the acquisition date, of potential payments under the contingent consideration arrangement including cash and shares.

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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The portion of gains and losses (net) on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments representing (a) the amount of the hedge ineffectiveness and (b) the amount, if any, excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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