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Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Contingent Consideration Liability (Detail) - Contingent Consideration [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Fair Value Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Contingent consideration liability, beginning balance	$ 14,517
Additions		$ 12,584
Fair value adjustments	(2,350)	70
Interest accretion	2,223	1,422
Foreign currency translation	474	441
Contingent consideration liability, ending balance	$ 14,864	$ 14,517

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Amount of issuances of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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