Retirement Benefits (Schedule of Health Care Costs Sensitivity) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Retirement Benefits
Effect on projected fiscal year 2012 service and interest cost, 1% increase	$ 182
Effect on projected fiscal year 2012 service and interest cost, 1% decrease	(159)
Effect on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation, 1% increase	3,107
Effect on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation, 1% decrease	$ (2,722)

The effect of a one-percentage- point decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rates on the aggregate of the service and interest cost components of net periodic postretirement health care benefit costs.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 132R

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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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