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Segment and Geographic Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Analysis [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] | Information concerning operations in these segments of business is shown in accordance with the Segment Reporting Topic of the ASC as follows:
| Year Ended September 30,
(in millions) | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Total revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Commercial Hedging | $ | 244.6 |  |  | $ | 236.1 |  |  | $ | 262.4 |
Global Payments | 89.2 |  |  | 73.2 |  |  | 77.1 |
Securities | 151.7 |  |  | 175.2 |  |  | 129.8 |
Physical Commodities | 28,684.4 |  |  | 14,120.5 |  |  | 34,092.0 |
Clearing and Execution Services | 259.8 |  |  | 151.1 |  |  | 123.4 |
Corporate unallocated | (6.1 | ) |  | (1.2 | ) |  | 8.5 |
Total | $ | 29,423.6 |  |  | $ | 14,754.9 |  |  | $ | 34,693.2 |
Operating revenues (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Commercial Hedging | $ | 244.6 |  |  | $ | 236.1 |  |  | $ | 262.4 |
Global Payments | 89.2 |  |  | 73.2 |  |  | 77.1 |
Securities | 151.7 |  |  | 175.2 |  |  | 129.8 |
Physical Commodities | 44.8 |  |  | 36.6 |  |  | 23.1 |
Clearing and Execution Services | 259.8 |  |  | 151.1 |  |  | 123.4 |
Corporate unallocated | (6.1 | ) |  | (1.2 | ) |  | 8.5 |
Total | $ | 784.0 |  |  | $ | 671.0 |  |  | $ | 624.3 |
Net operating revenues (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Commercial Hedging | $ | 194.3 |  |  | $ | 188.2 |  |  | $ | 214.7 |
Global Payments | 80.6 |  |  | 65.3 |  |  | 68.5 |
Securities | 94.6 |  |  | 121.9 |  |  | 88.6 |
Physical Commodities | 37.3 |  |  | 31.5 |  |  | 21.2 |
Clearing and Execution Services | 102.2 |  |  | 48.8 |  |  | 38.3 |
Corporate unallocated | (16.4 | ) |  | (11.8 | ) |  | 0.5 |
Total | $ | 492.6 |  |  | $ | 443.9 |  |  | $ | 431.8 |
Net contribution: |  |  |  |  |
(Revenues less cost of sales, transaction-based clearing expenses, variable bonus compensation, introducing broker commissions and interest expense): |  |  |  |  |
Commercial Hedging | $ | 141.8 |  |  | $ | 134.4 |  |  | $ | 151.7 |
Global Payments | 64.4 |  |  | 52.2 |  |  | 54.5 |
Securities | 75.6 |  |  | 97.5 |  |  | 67.4 |
Physical Commodities | 27.2 |  |  | 23.4 |  |  | 16.9 |
Clearing and Execution Services | 78.0 |  |  | 39.5 |  |  | 30.1 |
Total | $ | 387.0 |  |  | $ | 347.0 |  |  | $ | 320.6 |
Segment income: |  |  |  |  |
(Net contribution less non-variable direct segment costs): |  |  |  |  |
Commercial Hedging | $ | 72.8 |  |  | $ | 68.7 |  |  | $ | 85.6 |
Global Payments | 50.6 |  |  | 39.8 |  |  | 43.3 |
Securities | 46.6 |  |  | 69.4 |  |  | 40.5 |
Physical Commodities (1) | (31.4 | ) |  | 13.3 |  |  | 5.8 |
Clearing and Execution Services | 30.4 |  |  | 14.8 |  |  | 12.9 |
Total | $ | 169.0 |  |  | $ | 206.0 |  |  | $ | 188.1 |
Reconciliation of segment income to income from operations, before tax: |  |  |  |  |
Segment income | $ | 169.0 |  |  | $ | 206.0 |  |  | $ | 188.1 |
Costs not allocated to operating segments | 153.8 |  |  | 133.3 |  |  | 110.0 |
Income from operations, before tax | $ | 15.2 |  |  | $ | 72.7 |  |  | $ | 78.1 |
(1) During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company recorded a charge to earnings of $47.0 million, to record an allowance for doubtful accounts related to a bad debt incurred in the physical coal business conducted solely in INTL Asia Pte. Ltd., with a coal supplier, as further discussed in Note 2.
(in millions) | As of September 30, 2017 |  | As of September 30, 2016 |  | As of September 30, 2015
Total assets: |  |  |  |  |
Commercial Hedging | $ | 1,650.3 |  |  | $ | 1,637.5 |  |  | $ | 1,548.1 |
Global Payments | 199.5 |  |  | 191.4 |  |  | 207.3 |
Securities | 2,101.7 |  |  | 2,130.7 |  |  | 1,861.0 |
Physical Commodities | 339.5 |  |  | 258.0 |  |  | 190.9 |
Clearing and Execution Services | 1,818.9 |  |  | 1,617.4 |  |  | 1,163.8 |
Corporate unallocated | 133.5 |  |  | 115.3 |  |  | 98.9 |
Total | $ | 6,243.4 |  |  | $ | 5,950.3 |  |  | $ | 5,070.0 |
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block] | Information regarding revenues and operating revenues for the years ended September 30, 2017, 2016, and 2015, and information regarding long-lived assets (defined as property, equipment, leasehold improvements and software) as of September 30, 2017, 2016, and 2015 in geographic areas were as follows:
| Year Ended September 30,
(in millions) | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Total revenues: |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 1,168.0 |  |  | $ | 817.1 |  |  | $ | 25,959.0 |
Europe | 166.9 |  |  | 463.5 |  |  | 121.2 |
South America | 53.9 |  |  | 64.8 |  |  | 49.0 |
Asia | 28,030.3 |  |  | 13,405.1 |  |  | 8,560.0 |
Other | 4.5 |  |  | 4.4 |  |  | 4.0 |
Total | $ | 29,423.6 |  |  | $ | 14,754.9 |  |  | $ | 34,693.2 |
Operating revenues: |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 529.4 |  |  | $ | 457.0 |  |  | $ | 424.3 |
Europe | 166.9 |  |  | 120.2 |  |  | 125.0 |
South America | 54.0 |  |  | 64.8 |  |  | 49.0 |
Asia | 29.2 |  |  | 24.6 |  |  | 21.9 |
Other | 4.5 |  |  | 4.4 |  |  | 4.1 |
Total | $ | 784.0 |  |  | $ | 671.0 |  |  | $ | 624.3 |
(in millions) | As of September 30, 2017 |  | As of September 30, 2016 |  | As of September 30, 2015
Long-lived assets, as defined: |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 29.7 |  |  | $ | 23.3 |  |  | $ | 13.8 |
Europe | 7.3 |  |  | 4.8 |  |  | 4.0 |
South America | 1.5 |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | 1.7 |
Asia | 0.2 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.2 |
Total | $ | 38.7 |  |  | $ | 29.4 |  |  | $ | 19.7 |

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