Noncontrolling Interest, Notes Issued for Repurchase of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

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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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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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The cash outflow during the period for redemption of redeemable noncontrolling interests.

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Acquisitions - TUYO (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
Acquisitions - TUYO (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 01, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire remaining equity interest in subsidiary		$ 0	$ 32,411	$ 29,775
TUYO
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners					41.00%
Payments to acquire remaining equity interest in subsidiary	$ 2,800
Note payable issued to acquire remaining equity interest in subsidiary	$ 300
Ownership interest in subsidiaries					59.00%