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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Debt (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
Ownership of directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries (as a percent)	100.00%

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Percentage of subsidiary's or equity method investee's stock owned by parent immediately after all stock transactions.

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