Loans Receivable And Allowance For Credit Losses (Troubled Debt Restructurings On Financing Receivables) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) contract	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) contract	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) contract	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) contract
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| contract	7	1	10	2
Pre-Restructured Outstanding	$ 1,212	$ 308	$ 1,390	$ 425
Post-Restructured Outstanding	$ 1,212	$ 308	$ 1,448	$ 425
One- to Four-Family Segment [Member] \| Originated [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| contract	3	0	5	1
Pre-Restructured Outstanding	$ 138	$ 0	$ 241	$ 117
Post-Restructured Outstanding	$ 140	$ 0	$ 242	$ 117
One- to Four-Family Segment [Member] \| Correspondent Purchased [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| contract	1	0	1	0
Pre-Restructured Outstanding	$ 192	$ 0	$ 192	$ 0
Post-Restructured Outstanding	$ 191	$ 0	$ 191	$ 0
One- to Four-Family Segment [Member] \| Bulk Purchased [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| contract	0	1	1	1
Pre-Restructured Outstanding	$ 0	$ 308	$ 75	$ 308
Post-Restructured Outstanding	$ 0	$ 308	$ 134	$ 308
Commercial Segment [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| contract	1	0	1	0
Pre-Restructured Outstanding	$ 837	$ 0	$ 837	$ 0
Post-Restructured Outstanding	$ 837	$ 0	$ 837	$ 0
Commercial Segment [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| contract	0	0	0	0
Pre-Restructured Outstanding	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Post-Restructured Outstanding	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Consumer Segment [Member] \| Home Equity [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| contract	2	0	2	0
Pre-Restructured Outstanding	$ 45	$ 0	$ 45	$ 0
Post-Restructured Outstanding	$ 44	$ 0	$ 44	$ 0
Consumer Segment [Member] \| Other [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| contract	0	0	0	0
Pre-Restructured Outstanding	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Post-Restructured Outstanding	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118936363&loc=SL6953676-111524

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