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Goodwill - Goodwill by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016
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Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Goodwill | $ 47.1 | $ 47.5
Commercial Hedging [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Goodwill | 30.7 | 30.7
Global Payments [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Goodwill | 6.3 | 6.3
Physical Commodities Segment [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Goodwill | 2.4 | 2.4
Securities Segment [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Goodwill | $ 7.7 | $ 8.1

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