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Business Realignment Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018
Business realignment expenses rollforward |  |
Liability Balance, beginning | $ 1,376 | $ 3,180
Business Realignment Expenses | 2,165 | 1,942
Cash Payments | (2,720) | (3,746)
Liability Balance, ending | 821 | 1,376
Employee severance and benefit costs |  |
Business realignment expenses rollforward |  |
Liability Balance, beginning | 110 | 1,192
Business Realignment Expenses | 1,980 | 1,451
Cash Payments | (1,438) | (2,533)
Liability Balance, ending | 652 | 110
Occupancy and other costs |  |
Business realignment expenses rollforward |  |
Liability Balance, beginning | 1,266 | 1,988
Business Realignment Expenses | 185 | 491
Cash Payments | (1,282) | (1,213)
Liability Balance, ending | 169 | 1,266
CAG | Employee severance and benefit costs |  |
Business realignment expenses rollforward |  |
Liability Balance, beginning | 89 | 793
Business Realignment Expenses | 443 | 979
Cash Payments | (118) | (1,683)
Liability Balance, ending | 414 | 89
CAG | Occupancy and other costs |  |
Business realignment expenses rollforward |  |
Liability Balance, beginning | 459 | 0
Business Realignment Expenses | 51 | 739
Cash Payments | (341) | (280)
Liability Balance, ending | 169 | 459
Corporate & Other | Employee severance and benefit costs |  |
Business realignment expenses rollforward |  |
Liability Balance, beginning | 21 | 399
Business Realignment Expenses | 1,537 | 472
Cash Payments | (1,320) | (850)
Liability Balance, ending | 238 | 21
Corporate & Other | Occupancy and other costs |  |
Business realignment expenses rollforward |  |
Liability Balance, beginning | 807 | 1,988
Business Realignment Expenses | 134 | (248)
Cash Payments | (941) | (933)
Liability Balance, ending | $ 0 | $ 807

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