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Number of investments in debt securities measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), in unrealized loss position.

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Amount of cash inflow from sale, maturity, prepayment and call of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Marketable Securities (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Marketable Securities (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) Security	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Total Number of Securities	19
Proceeds from Sale and Maturity of Debt Securities, Available-for-sale \| $	$ 32,032	$ 87,105	$ 73,706
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Number of Positions	19
Current Assets
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-For-Sale Securities, Next Twelve Months, Maximum Year Mature	1 year
Non-current Assets
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Year Two Through Five, Maximum Year Mature	2 years