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Business Realignment Expenses - Restructuring Related Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  | $ 821 | $ 1,376 | $ 1,376
Restructuring Charges | $ 0 | $ 5 | 0 | 355 | 2,165
Cash Payments |  |  | (652) |  | (2,720)
Ending balance | 0 |  | 0 |  | 821
ASU 2016-02 |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Adoption of ASC 842 |  |  | (169) |  |
Employee severance and benefit costs |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  | 652 | 110 | 110
Restructuring Charges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 1,980
Cash Payments |  |  | (652) |  | (1,438)
Ending balance | 0 |  | 0 |  | 652
Employee severance and benefit costs | ASU 2016-02 |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Adoption of ASC 842 |  |  | 0 |  |
Occupancy and other costs |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  | 169 | 1,266 | 1,266
Restructuring Charges | 0 | 5 | 0 | 185 | 185
Cash Payments |  |  | 0 |  | (1,282)
Ending balance | 0 |  | 0 |  | 169
Occupancy and other costs | ASU 2016-02 |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Adoption of ASC 842 |  |  | (169) |  |
Corporate & Other | Employee severance and benefit costs |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  | 238 | 21 | 21
Restructuring Charges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 1,537
Cash Payments |  |  | (238) |  | (1,320)
Ending balance | 0 |  | 0 |  | 238
Corporate & Other | Employee severance and benefit costs | ASU 2016-02 |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Adoption of ASC 842 |  |  | 0 |  |
Corporate & Other | Occupancy and other costs |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  | 0 | 807 | 807
Restructuring Charges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 134
Cash Payments |  |  | 0 |  | (941)
Ending balance | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Corporate & Other | Occupancy and other costs | ASU 2016-02 |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Adoption of ASC 842 |  |  | 0 |  |
CAG | Employee severance and benefit costs |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  | 414 | 89 | 89
Restructuring Charges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 443
Cash Payments |  |  | (414) |  | (118)
Ending balance | 0 |  | 0 |  | 414
CAG | Employee severance and benefit costs | ASU 2016-02 |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Adoption of ASC 842 |  |  | 0 |  |
CAG | Occupancy and other costs |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  | 169 | 459 | 459
Restructuring Charges | 0 | $ 5 | 0 | $ 51 | 51
Cash Payments |  |  | 0 |  | (341)
Ending balance | $ 0 |  | 0 |  | $ 169
CAG | Occupancy and other costs | ASU 2016-02 |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Adoption of ASC 842 |  |  | $ (169) |  |

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