Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Employee Stock Purchase Plan Offering Term

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Stock Price Correlation To Russell 3000 Index

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Performance Payout

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Performance Period

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Share based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number, with Exercise Prices Lower than Market Price

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The total recognized tax benefit related to compensation cost for equity-based payment arrangements recognized in income during the period.

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Disclosure of the aggregate tax benefit realized from the exercise of stock options and the conversion of similar instruments during the annual period.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from holders exercising their stock options. This item inherently excludes any excess tax benefit, which the entity may have realized and reported separately.

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The aggregate amount of noncash, equity-based employee remuneration. This may include the value of stock or unit options, amortization of restricted stock or units, and adjustment for officers' compensation. As noncash, this element is an add back when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Discount rate from fair value on purchase date that participants pay for shares.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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The estimated dividend rate (a percentage of the share price) to be paid (expected dividends) to holders of the underlying shares over the option's term.

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The estimated measure of the maximum percentage by which a share price is expected to fluctuate during a period. Volatility also may be defined as a probability-weighted measure of the dispersion of returns about the mean. The volatility of a share price is the standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a specified period. That is the same as the standard deviation of the differences in the natural logarithms of the stock prices plus dividends, if any, over the period.

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The estimated measure of the minimum percentage by which a share price is expected to fluctuate during a period. Volatility also may be defined as a probability-weighted measure of the dispersion of returns about the mean. The volatility of a share price is the standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a specified period. That is the same as the standard deviation of the differences in the natural logarithms of the stock prices plus dividends, if any, over the period.

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The risk-free interest rate assumption that is used in valuing an option on its own shares.

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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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The highest percentage of annual salary that an employee is permitted to utilize with respect to the plan.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Intrinsic value of equity-based compensation awards vested. Excludes stock and unit options.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Stock-Based Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	$ 45,308	$ 36,362	$ 25,850
Tax benefit related to share-based compensation expense	16,100	$ 13,000	$ 9,200
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements	$ 67,800
Unrecognized compensation cost, weighted average recognition period	2 years 3 months 20 days
Cash received from stock option exercises	$ 18,300
Tax benefit realized from the stock option exercises	$ 8,900
Weighted average fair value of options granted	$ 21.66	$ 15.50	$ 12.53
Number of options that had exercise prices lower than the market price of common stock	2,000,000
Market price of common stock	$ 84.50
Total intrinsic value of options exercised	$ 24,300	$ 13,800	$ 19,800
Expected volatility (range), minimum	34.50%	34.60%	35.30%
Expected volatility (range), maximum	35.30%	35.60%	36.90%
Average expected dividend yield	0.14%	0.16%	0.20%
Restricted stock units and non-vested shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average fair value of restricted stock units, performance stock units, and market stock units	$ 73.93	$ 56.23	$ 42.41
Total intrinsic value of restricted stock units, performance stock units, and market stock units	$ 38,500	$ 27,600	$ 24,100
Awards granted in period	544,000
Awards outstanding	1,319,000	1,440,000
Restricted stock units subject to market conditions
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock option awards vesting period	3 years
Performance stock units (PSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average fair value of restricted stock units, performance stock units, and market stock units	$ 71.86	$ 56.63	$ 41.56
Total intrinsic value of restricted stock units, performance stock units, and market stock units	$ 9,700	$ 4,900	$ 2,600
Performance condition payout (percent)	92.17%
Awards granted in period	82,000
Awards outstanding	281,000	381,000
Market stock units (MSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average fair value of restricted stock units, performance stock units, and market stock units	$ 101.85	$ 68.47
Total intrinsic value of restricted stock units, performance stock units, and market stock units	$ 1,700
Awards granted in period	83,000
Correlation between FICO and the Russell 3000 Index	55.90%	68.00%
Average expected dividend yield	0.14%	0.16%
Risk-free interest rate	1.10%	0.70%
Awards outstanding	129,000	88,000
Market stock units (MSUs) \| Performance period year one
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period	1 year
Market stock units (MSUs) \| Performance period year two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period	2 years
Market stock units (MSUs) \| Performance period year three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period	3 years
Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock option awards vesting period	4 years
Maximum \| Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock option awards vesting period	4 years
Maximum \| Restricted stock units not subject to market conditions
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock option awards vesting period	4 years
Maximum \| Performance stock units (PSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance condition payout (percent)	200.00%
Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock option awards vesting period	3 years
Minimum \| Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock option awards vesting period	3 years
Minimum \| Restricted stock units not subject to market conditions
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock option awards vesting period	3 years
Minimum \| Performance stock units (PSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance condition payout (percent)	0.00%
2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for grants under stock plan	2,428,612
2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock option awards term	7 years
1992 Long-Term Incentive Plan \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock option awards term	10 years
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for grants under stock plan	2,707,966
Authorized shares of common stock for grant under stock plan	5,062,500
Employee stock purchase plans, percentage of salary withheld through payroll deductions to purchase FICO common stock (up to 10%)	10.00%
Employee stock purchase plans, purchase price of the stock as a percentage of fair market value on the exercise date	85.00%
Employee stock purchase plans, offering period (in months)	6 months