Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Basic Earnings per Share from Continuing Operations
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ (1,474,000)	$ (4,229,000)	$ 197,786,000	$ 198,029,000
Less: Income (loss) from continuing operations allocated to participating securities	(32,000)	(51,000)	2,076,000	2,018,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations available to common shareholders	(1,442,000)	(4,178,000)	195,710,000	196,011,000
Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share	$ (0.02)	$ (0.04)	$ 2.17	$ 2.12
Basic Earnings per Share from Discontinued Operations
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	908,000	1,075,000	7,854,000	6,273,000
Less: Income (loss) from discontinued operations allocated to participating securities	20,000	13,000	82,000	64,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations available to common shareholders	888,000	1,062,000	7,772,000	6,209,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations per share - Basic	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.09	$ 0.07
Basic net income (loss) per share	$ (0.01)	$ (0.03)	$ 2.26	$ 2.19
Basic	90,127,000	92,648,000	90,233,000	92,513,000
Diluted Earnings per Share from Continuing Operations
Effect of dilutive stock options and other shares	0	0	4,000	4,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations available to common shareholders	(1,442,000)	(4,178,000)	195,714,000	196,015,000
Additional dilutive stock options and other shares	0	0	297,000	343,000
Diluted	90,127,000	92,648,000	90,530,000	92,856,000
Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share	$ (0.02)	$ (0.04)	$ 2.16	$ 2.11
Diluted Earnings per Share from Discontinued Operations
Effect of dilutive stock options and other shares	2,000	0	0	0
Income (loss) from discontinued operations available to common shareholders	890,000	1,062,000	7,772,000	6,209,000
Additional dilutive stock options and other shares	0	0	297,000	343,000
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	90,127,000	92,648,000	90,530,000	92,856,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations per share - Diluted	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.09	$ 0.07
Diluted net income (loss) per share	$ (0.01)	$ (0.03)	$ 2.25	$ 2.18
Earnings Per Share Diluted Other Disclosures Abstract
Anti-dilutive stock options excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share	288,000	333,000
Accelerated Share Repurchase Payment		$ 100,000,000		$ 100,000,000
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