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Permanent Equity Permanent Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Reflected in Consolidated Statements of Permanent Equity | The cumulative amounts of the components of accumulated other comprehensive income reflected in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Permanent Equity, as of September 30, 2014 and 2013, were as follows:
|  | Unrealized Investment Gains, net |  | Non-credit Related Other-than- temporary Impairments |  | Other Unrealized Gains (Losses) — Cash Flow Hedges |  | Actuarial Adjustments to Pension Plans |  | Cumulative Translation Adjustments |  | Total
Cumulative components at September 30, 2014: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross amounts (after reclassification adjustments) |  | $ | 762.2 |  |  | $ | (1.0 | ) |  | $ | 13.1 |  |  | $ | (36.2 | ) |  | $ | (42.8 | ) |  | $ | 695.3 |
Intangible assets adjustments |  | (220.0 | ) |  | 0.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (219.6 | )
Tax effects |  | (190.1 | ) |  | 0.2 |  |  | (3.9 | ) |  | 0.8 |  |  | 3.5 |  |  | (189.5 | )
Noncontrolling interest |  | (68.5 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3.8 | ) |  | 13.6 |  |  | 16.1 |  |  | (42.6 | )
|  | $ | 283.6 |  |  | $ | (0.4 | ) |  | $ | 5.4 |  |  | $ | (21.8 | ) |  | $ | (23.2 | ) |  | $ | 243.6 |
Cumulative components at September 30, 2013: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross amounts (after reclassification adjustments) |  | $ | 235.7 |  |  | $ | (1.0 | ) |  | $ | (2.6 | ) |  | $ | (28.9 | ) |  | $ | (10.3 | ) |  | $ | 192.9 |
Intangible assets adjustments |  | (63.2 | ) |  | 0.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (62.8 | )
Tax effects |  | (61.1 | ) |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | (0.8 | ) |  | 3.5 |  |  | (57.9 | )
Noncontrolling interest |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.9 |  |  | 11.9 |  |  | 2.7 |  |  | 15.5 |
|  | $ | 111.4 |  |  | $ | (0.4 | ) |  | $ | (1.4 | ) |  | $ | (17.8 | ) |  | $ | (4.1 | ) |  | $ | 87.7 |
Schedule of Shares of Common Stock Repurchased [Table Text Block] |
|  | Shares repurchased |  | Weighted-Average Price per Share |  | Amount Repurchased
Cumulative balance at September 30, 2014 |  | 5,197 |  |  | $ | 12.62 |  |  | $ | 65.6 |

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