Debt (Table)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

Long-term debt at September 30, 2019 and 2018 consisted of the following:

	2019		2018
	(In thousands)
Unsecured 8.50% Senior Notes, due March 2019	$	—	$	450,000
Unsecured 3.00% Senior Notes, due 2027	500,000		500,000
Unsecured 5.95% Senior Notes, due 2034	200,000		200,000
Unsecured 5.50% Senior Notes, due 2041	400,000		400,000
Unsecured 4.15% Senior Notes, due 2043	500,000		500,000
Unsecured 4.125% Senior Notes, due 2044	750,000		750,000
Unsecured 4.30% Senior Notes, due 2048	600,000		—
Unsecured 4.125% Senior Notes, due 2049	450,000		—
Medium term Series A notes, 1995-1, 6.67%, due 2025	10,000		10,000
Unsecured 6.75% Debentures, due 2028	150,000		150,000
Floating-rate term loan, due September 2019(1)	—		125,000
Total long-term debt	3,560,000		3,085,000
Less:
Original issue (premium) / discount on unsecured senior notes and debentures	193		(4,439		)
Debt issuance cost	30,355		20,774
Current maturities	—		575,000
	$	3,529,452	$	2,493,665

(1) Up to $200 million was available to be drawn under this term loan prior to its maturity in September 2019.

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt

Maturities of long-term debt at September 30, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):

2020	$	—
2021	—
2022	—
2023	—
2024	—
Thereafter	3,560,000
	$	3,560,000