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Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk and Concentrations of Credit Risk - Gross Derivative Assets and Liabilities by Type and Balance Sheet Location (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017
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Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset | $ 4,837.7 | $ 4,321.2
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability | 5,018.4 | 4,201.0
Impact of netting and collateral | (4,874.4) | (4,205.5)
Impact of netting and collateral | (4,768.0) | (3,879.2)
Deposits and Receivables from Exchange Clearing Organizations [Member] |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, Fair Value, Net | (171.6) | (46.4)
Financial instruments owned [Member] |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, Fair Value, Net | 134.9 | 162.1
Payable to broker-dealers, clearing organizations and counterparties [Member] |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, Fair Value, Net | 1.1 | 4.8
Financial instrument sold, not yet purchased [Member] |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, Fair Value, Net | 249.3 | 317.0
Exchange-traded Commodity Contracts [Member] |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset | 2,515.9 | 2,094.2
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability | 2,660.1 | 1,975.0
Over the Counter (OTC) Commodity Contracts [Member] |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset | 1,208.9 | 1,084.0
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability | 1,270.9 | 1,110.3
Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset | 53.0 | 66.0
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability | 32.3 | 52.0
Over the Counter (OTC) Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset | 533.4 | 618.5
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability | 530.8 | 609.8
Exchange-traded interest rate contracts [Member] |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset | 203.1 | 228.4
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability | 234.8 | 203.6
Interest Rate Contract [Member] |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset | 24.2 | 0.0
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability | 24.2 | 0.0
Equity Contract [Member] |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset | 297.5 | 221.3
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability | 263.6 | 245.4
TBA and forward settling securities [Member] |  |
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset | 1.7 | 8.8
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability | $ 1.7 | $ 4.9

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