Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vesting In One Year After Grant

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vesting In Two Years After Grant

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Performance Shares, Performance Period

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Performance Shares, Target Per-Share Trading Price

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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for stock option plans and other equity-based compensation arrangements payable within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer).

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
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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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Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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Number of additional shares authorized for issuance under an established share-based compensation 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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An excess of the fair value of the modified award over the fair value of the award immediately before the modification.

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Common Stock and Stock Compensation - Additional Disclosures (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	May. 01, 2010
2010 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Additional shares authorized	1,081,200	643,673
Common Stock Class A Non-voting [Member] \| 2010 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized					1,575,750
Restricted Stock and Phantom Share-Based Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unamortized fair value of awards			$ 11.6	$ 11.6
Weighted average period over which costs amortized				4 years
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period				3 years
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Non-employee directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period				2 years
Percent of awards vesting on first anniversary of grant date			50.00%	50.00%
Percent of awards vesting on second anniversary of grant date			50.00%	50.00%
Phantom Share-Based Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Market-conditioned awards, period of performance achievement				6 years
Phantom Share-Based Awards [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Market-conditioned awards, target per-share trading price (in dollars per share)				$ 15
Service period				1 year 1 month
Phantom Share-Based Awards [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Market-conditioned awards, target per-share trading price (in dollars per share)				$ 80
Service period				4 years
Phantom Share-Based Awards [Member] \| Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Expenses [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards classified as current liabilities, value			$ 3.9	$ 3.9
Performance based awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expense recorded to true-up awards			$ 1.5