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Income Taxes - Effective Income Tax Rate Varied from Statutory Guernsey Tax Rate (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |
Net benefit from reduction of taxes payable |  | $ 11,037 |
Lapse of statute of limitations | $ 18,022 | 28,774 | $ 4,606
Tax benefit, settlement | 9,564 | 9,450 |
Net benefit from release of valuation allowances on deferred tax assets | 12,032 | $ (12,754) |
Provisional expense due to US tax law change | 2,321 |  |
Provisional tax liability related to tax implications of retaining earnings | 4,059 |  |
Tax benefit | $ 28,795 |  |

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