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Long-lived Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015
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Schedule Of Long Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-lived assets | $ 119,070 | $ 153,918 | $ 192,829
United States |  |  |
Schedule Of Long Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-lived assets | 108,021 | 136,617 | 162,548
Canada |  |  |
Schedule Of Long Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-lived assets | 7,325 | 11,911 | 19,323
Colombia |  |  |
Schedule Of Long Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-lived assets | 1,747 | 3,487 | 9,227
Russian Federation |  |  |
Schedule Of Long Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-lived assets | 1,461 | 1,498 | 1,215
United Kingdom |  |  |
Schedule Of Long Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-lived assets | 502 | 391 | 502
China |  |  |
Schedule Of Long Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-lived assets | $ 14 | $ 14 | $ 14

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