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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Assets and Liabilities Carrying at Fair Value on Non-Recurring Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016
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Liabilities |  |  |
Debt | [1],[2] | $ 6,032.5 | $ 5,525.8
Level 2 [Member] |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
Total debt | [1],[2] | 6,191.3 | 5,700.1
Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale: |  |  |
Asset-backed loans | [1] | 1.7 | 33.3
Liabilities |  |  |
Total debt | [1],[2] |  | 29.9
Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring |  | 10.8 | 3.2
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring |  | 2.9 | 8.7
Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring |  | 10.8 | 3.2
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring |  | 2.9 | 8.7
Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale: |  |  |
Asset-backed loans | [1] | 1.7 | 33.3
Liabilities |  |  |
Total debt | [1],[2] | 6,191.3 | 5,730.0
Reported Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale: |  |  |
Asset-backed loans | [1] | 1.7 | $ 33.3
Liabilities |  |  |
Total debt | [1],[2] | $ 6,032.5 |
[1] | The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, accounts payable and accrued investment income approximate fair value due to their short duration and, accordingly, they are not presented in the tables above.
[2] | The fair value of debt set forth above is generally based on quoted or observed market prices.

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