Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt	$ 3,560,000,000	$ 3,085,000,000
Less:
Original issue (premium) / discount on unsecured senior notes and debentures	193,000	(4,439,000)
Debt issuance cost	30,355,000	20,774,000
Current maturities	0	575,000,000
Long-term debt	$ 3,529,452,000	$ 2,493,665,000
Unsecured 8.50% Senior Notes, due March 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	8.50%	8.50%
Total long-term debt	$ 0	$ 450,000,000
Unsecured 3.00% Senior Notes, due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	3.00%	3.00%
Total long-term debt	$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Unsecured 5.95% Senior Notes, due 2034
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.95%	5.95%
Total long-term debt	$ 200,000,000	$ 200,000,000
Unsecured 5.50% Senior Notes, due 2041
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.50%	5.50%
Total long-term debt	$ 400,000,000	$ 400,000,000
Unsecured 4.15% Senior Notes, due 2043
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.15%	4.15%
Total long-term debt	$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Unsecured 4.125% Senior Notes, due 2044
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.125%	4.125%
Total long-term debt	$ 750,000,000	$ 750,000,000
Unsecured 4.30% Senior Notes Due 2048
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.30%
Total long-term debt	$ 600,000,000	0
Unsecured 4.125% Senior Notes Due 2049
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.125%
Total long-term debt	$ 450,000,000	$ 0
Medium term Series A notes, 1995-1, 6.67%, due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.67%	6.67%
Total long-term debt	$ 10,000,000	$ 10,000,000
Unsecured 6.75% Debentures, due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.75%	6.75%
Total long-term debt	$ 150,000,000	$ 150,000,000
Floating-rate term loan, due September 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount		200,000,000
Total long-term debt	$ 0	$ 125,000,000

Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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