Share-Based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

We recognized $10.4 million and $21.2 million of pre-tax share-based compensation expense during the three and six months ended March 31, 2015, respectively. We recognized $10.4 million and $21.9 million of pre-tax share-based compensation expense during the three and six months ended March 31, 2014, respectively. Our annual grant of share-based compensation takes place during the first quarter of each fiscal year. The number of shares granted to employees and non-employee directors and the weighted average fair value per share during the periods presented were (in thousands except per share amounts):



	Six Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2014
	Grants	Wtd. Avg. Share Fair Value		Grants	Wtd. Avg. Share Fair Value
Stock options	1,032	$	26.70	930	$	33.97
Performance shares	87	103.70		69	108.48
Restricted stock and restricted stock units	49	115.25		50	108.99
Unrestricted stock	7	111.43		8	108.86

- Definition

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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