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Investments - Net Investment Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Gross investment income	$ 946.4	$ 859.8	$ 751.5
External investment expense	(19.2)	(17.6)	(16.8)
Net investment income	927.2	842.2	734.7
Fixed maturity available-for-sale securities
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Gross investment income	846.6	767.8	679.0
Equity available-for-sale securities
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Gross investment income	35.7	22.8	14.8
Asset based loan receivables [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Gross investment income	42.9	61.1	42.6
Commercial Mortgage Loan [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Gross investment income	11.4	3.5	1.4
Other investments
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Gross investment income	$ 9.8	$ 4.6	$ 13.7

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Amount before accretion (amortization) of purchase discount (premium) of interest income and dividend income on nonoperating securities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef



-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 225



-SubTopic 10



-Section S99



-Paragraph 2



-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.7(a),(b))



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