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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Disclosures (Details) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Oct. 27, 2017 | Oct. 26, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) term | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) term | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) term | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) loan | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional percentage of equity interest |  |  | 43.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of additional equity interest |  |  | $ 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest amount |  |  | 2,800,000 |  | $ 2,800,000 |  | $ 2,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Loss on deconsolidation |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Loss on expiration of call option |  |  |  |  | 1,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage after dilution |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.13 |  |  |  |  |
Amount received in previously escrowed seller funds |  |  |  | $ 1,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on restructured notes receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000.0 |  |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructured notes receivable, estimated settlement amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14,000,000.0 |  |  |
2019 Convertible Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.125%
Not primary beneficiary, variable interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal collections on notes receivable |  |  | 6,000,000.0 |  |  |  | $ 34,100,000 | $ 32,400,000 |  |  |  |
Number of promissory notes outstanding | loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Notes receivable, related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 60,900,000 |  |  |
Notes receivable outstanding balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,300,000 |  |  |
Restructured notes receivable, estimated settlement amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,000,000.0 |  |  |
Adjusted deferred compensation fee with early loan repayment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000.0 |  |
Gain on restructured notes receivable |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dollars denominated notes interest | Not primary beneficiary, variable interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes receivable, interest rate | 10.00% | 4.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pesos denominated notes interest | Not primary beneficiary, variable interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes receivable, interest rate | 14.50% | 7.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fee Due Date One | Not primary beneficiary, variable interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructured notes receivable, estimated settlement amount |  |  | 6,000,000.0 |  | 6,000,000.0 |  | 6,000,000.0 |  | 6,000,000.0 |  |  |
Fee Due Date Two | Not primary beneficiary, variable interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructured notes receivable, estimated settlement amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000.0 |  |  |
Fee Due Date Three | Not primary beneficiary, variable interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructured notes receivable, estimated settlement amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,000,000.0 |  |  |
Fee Due Date Two and Three | Not primary beneficiary, variable interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructured notes receivable, estimated settlement amount |  |  | $ 8,000,000.0 |  | $ 8,000,000.0 |  | $ 8,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Escrow subject to indemnification claims | Not primary beneficiary, variable interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Escrow deposit |  |  |  |  |  | 4,100,000 |  | 4,100,000 |  |  |  |
Measurement Input, Discount Rate | Notes receivable, net (including accreted deferred compensation of $9.2 million and $0.1 million as of September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively) | Level 3 | Income Approach Valuation Technique | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value assumptions, discount rate |  |  | 0.07 |  | 0.07 |  | 0.07 |  |  |  |  |
Measurement Input, Expected Term | Notes receivable, net (including accreted deferred compensation of $9.2 million and $0.1 million as of September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively) | Not primary beneficiary, variable interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, expected term input | term |  |  | 2 |  | 2 |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Retained Investment in Subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Promissory Note, Zero-Coupon, Due 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-interest bearing convertible promissory note |  |  |  | $ 9,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of notes receivable |  |  | $ 6,800,000 |  | $ 6,800,000 |  | $ 6,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Secured Promissory Note 2.89%, Due 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of notes receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,100,000 |
Notes receivable, interest rate |  |  |  | 2.89% |  |  | 2.89% |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | 2019 Convertible Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible promissory note |  |  |  |  |  | $ 187,433,000 |  | $ 187,433,000 |  |  |  |
Carrying Value | Convertible Promissory Note, Zero-Coupon, Due 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible promissory note |  |  | $ 7,400,000 |  | $ 7,400,000 |  | $ 7,400,000 |  |  |  |  |

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