Settlement Guarantee Management - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Settlement Guarantee Management [Abstract]
Maximum settlement exposure	$ 92.0
Average Daily Settlement Exposure	$ 57.1

Disclosure - Settlement Guarantee Management [Abstract]

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