Line Of Credit Facility, Increase In Maximum Borrowing Capacity

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount of assets pledged to secure a debt instrument.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 470
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (d)
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 3
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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Weighted average interest rate of long-term debt outstanding calculated at point in time.

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Debt - ABL Facility (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
Debt - ABL Facility (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
ABL Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average rate of interest	2.58%
Outstanding letters of credit	$ 71,300,000
Amount as collateral to the banking institution	$ 660,900,000
Debt issuance cost		$ 6,800,000
ABL Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread	0.25%
Line of credit facility, commitment fee	0.25%
ABL Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread	0.75%
Line of credit facility, commitment fee	0.375%
ABL Facility \| LIBOR or Canadian BA Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread	1.25%
ABL Facility \| LIBOR or Canadian BA Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread	1.75%
ABL Facility \| US Tranche
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 505,000,000.0
ABL Facility \| Canadian Tranche
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	40,000,000.0
ABL Facility \| FILO Tranche
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	30,000,000.0
Remaining availability	$ 5,000,000
ABL Facility \| FILO Tranche \| Alternate Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread	1.00%
ABL Facility \| FILO Tranche \| Alternate Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread	1.50%
ABL Facility \| FILO Tranche \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread	2.00%
ABL Facility \| FILO Tranche \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread	2.50%
ABL Facility \| U.S. and Canadian Tranches
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining availability	$ 215,700,000
Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	655,000,000
Line of credit facility, increase in maximum borrowing capacity	$ 175,000,000
Debt issuance cost		$ 18,500,000