Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Federal Funds Purchased and Securities Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Abstract]
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	$ 101.2	$ 109.9
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, fair value of collateral	$ 98.8	$ 104.6
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, collateral, percentage of borrowed funds (as a percent)	102.00%

Securities Sold under Agreements to Repurchase, Collateral, Percentage of Total Borrowed Funds

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Fair value of securities pledged as collateral against securities sold under agreement to repurchase.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Amount, before effects of master netting arrangements, of funds outstanding borrowed in the form of a security repurchase agreement between the entity and another party for the sale and repurchase of identical or substantially the same securities at a date certain for a specified price. Includes liabilities elected not to be offset. Excludes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
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