Participation and Contributions to Multi Employer Pension Plans (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Partnership Contributions	$ 9,218	$ 8,374	$ 8,018
New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Pension Fund
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
EIN / Pension Plan Number	04-6372430 / 001
Pension Protection Act Zone Status	Red	Red
FIP / RP Status Pending / Implemented	Implemented
Partnership Contributions	$ 3,183	$ 2,868	2,709
Surcharge Imposed	No
Westchester Teamsters Pension Fund
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
EIN / Pension Plan Number	13-6123973 / 001
Pension Protection Act Zone Status	Green	Green
FIP / RP Status Pending / Implemented	NA
Partnership Contributions	$ 877	$ 855	820
Surcharge Imposed	No
Local 553 Pension Fund
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
EIN / Pension Plan Number	13-6637826 / 001
Pension Protection Act Zone Status	Green	Green
FIP / RP Status Pending / Implemented	NA
Partnership Contributions	$ 2,838	$ 2,649	2,729
Surcharge Imposed	No
Local 463 Pension Fund
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
EIN / Pension Plan Number	11-1800729 / 001
Pension Protection Act Zone Status	Green	Green
FIP / RP Status Pending / Implemented	NA
Partnership Contributions	$ 171	$ 156	146
Surcharge Imposed	No
All Other Multiemployer Pension Plans
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Partnership Contributions	$ 2,149	$ 1,846	$ 1,614

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Indicate the multiemployer plan's certified zone status as currently required by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 or a subsequent amendment thereof. The zone status categories are red (critical status), orange (seriously endangered), yellow (endangered), and green (none of the above). The acceptable values are "red", "orange", "yellow", "green", "other", and "NA". A multiemployer plan is a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 80
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Indicate whether a funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan has been implemented or is pending for a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers. The acceptable values are "no", "pending", "implemented", "other", and "NA".

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Indicate whether the employer paid a surcharge to the pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers. The acceptable values are "no", "yes", and "NA".

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