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Restructuring (Details) $ in Thousands	Feb. 20, 2015 USD ($) employee	Jan. 22, 2015 USD ($) employee	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) employee	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($) employee	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($) employee
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, beginning				$ 0	$ 350	$ 121
Restructuring Charges			$ 500	518	152	350
Payments for Restructuring				(509)	(431)	(84)
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment				(9)	(71)	(37)
Restructuring Reserve, ending				0	0	350	$ 121
Employee Severance \| 2015 Restructuring
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, beginning				0	0	0
Restructuring Charges				518	0	0
Payments for Restructuring				(509)	0	0
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment				(9)	0	0
Restructuring Reserve, ending				0	0	0	0
Employee Severance \| 2014 Restructuring
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, beginning				0	0	0
Restructuring Charges				0	152	0
Payments for Restructuring				0	(152)	0
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment				0	0	0
Restructuring Reserve, ending				0	0	0	0
Employee Severance \| 2013 Restructuring
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, beginning				0	350	0
Restructuring Charges				0	0	350
Payments for Restructuring				0	(279)	0
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment				0	(71)	0
Restructuring Reserve, ending				0	0	350	0
Employee Severance \| 2012 Restructuring
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, beginning				0	0	13
Restructuring Charges				0	0	0
Payments for Restructuring				0	0	0
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment				0	0	(13)
Restructuring Reserve, ending				0	0	0	13
Facility Closing \| 2012 Restructuring
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, beginning				0	0	108
Restructuring Charges				0	0	0
Payments for Restructuring				0	0	(84)
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment				0	0	(24)
Restructuring Reserve, ending				$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 108
UNITED STATES \| 2015 Restructuring
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated \| employee	21
UNITED STATES \| 2013 Restructuring
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated \| employee						15
UNITED STATES \| 2012 Restructuring
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated \| employee							30
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Charges							$ 1,000
UNITED STATES \| Employee Severance \| 2015 Restructuring
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Charges	$ 300
UNITED STATES \| Employee Severance \| 2013 Restructuring
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Charges						$ 400
UNITED STATES \| Employee Severance \| 2012 Restructuring
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Charges							600
UNITED STATES \| Facility Closing \| 2012 Restructuring
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Charges							$ 400
INDIA \| 2015 Restructuring
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated \| employee		38
INDIA \| 2014 Restructuring
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated \| employee					40
INDIA \| Employee Severance \| 2015 Restructuring
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Charges		$ 200
INDIA \| Employee Severance \| 2014 Restructuring
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Charges					$ 200