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Available-for-Sale Securities - Interest-bearing Investments in Available-for-Sale Securities (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale securities | $ 801,682 | $ 977,639
Short Term Investments [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale securities | $ 318,439 | 321,196
Maturity period of short term interest-bearing securities included in cash and cash equivalents | Longer than 90 days |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale securities | $ 483,243 | $ 656,443
Maturity period of short term interest-bearing securities included in cash and cash equivalents | 90 days or less |

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