Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Schedule of Weighted Average Interest Rates Used to Calculate Long-Term Debt Fair Value) (Details)	Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements
Long-term debt, weighted-average interest rate	2.70%	2.90%

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