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Stock-based Compensation Plans (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Mar. 31, 2017 shares | Dec. 31, 2016 shares | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense | $ | $ 0.4 |  |  | $ 2.0 | $ 5.1 |  | $ 5.6
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized | $ | $ 8.7 |  |  |  |  | $ 8.7 |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount | 165,186 |  |  | 257,811 |  | 208,868 | 925,296
Phantom Share Units (PSUs) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period |  | 12,145 | 187,115 |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Intrinsic Value, Amount Per Share | $ / shares | $ 11.68 |  |  |  |  | $ 11.68 |
Share-based compensation liability | $ | $ 2.2 |  |  |  |  | $ 2.2 |
Performance Shares [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period |  |  |  |  |  | 263,410 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period |  |  |  |  |  | 234,895 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |
Share-based compensation, units awarded but not yet granted | 219,866 |  |  |  |  | 219,866 |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period |  | 165,999 | 177,861 |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period |  | 3,334 |  |  |  | 350,295 |
Minimum [Member] | Performance Shares [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance Factor |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Maximum [Member] | Performance Shares [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance Factor |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One [Member] | Performance Shares [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period |  | 19,012 | 59,285 |  |  |  |
Performance Factor |  |  |  |  |  | 1.021 |
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member] | Performance Shares [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period |  |  | 73,826 |  |  |  |
Performance Factor |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Three [Member] | Performance Shares [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period |  |  | 68,556 |  |  |  |
Performance Factor |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |

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