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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Financial liability on recurring basis	$ 0	$ 0
Long Term Note Receivable From Municipality Within The State Of Illinois [Member]
Interest rate used to estimate fair value	2.70%	3.00%
Long Term Note Receivable From Municipality Within The State Of Colorado [Member]
Interest rate used to estimate fair value	2.70%	3.00%
Borrowings [Member]
Interest rate used to estimate fair value	2.90%	2.80%

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Fair value of financial and nonfinancial obligations.

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