Fair Value Measurements - Financial Assets, Temporary Equity and Liabilities Not Measured at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Financial assets:
Notes receivable, net	$ 32,598,000	$ 41,946,000
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	43,319,000	37,128,000
Level 1
Financial assets:
Notes receivable, net	0	0
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	49,057,000	37,128,000
Financial liabilities:
Term Loan Facility		0
Level 2
Financial assets:
Notes receivable, net	0	0
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	0	0
Financial liabilities:
Term Loan Facility		48,688,000
Level 3
Financial assets:
Notes receivable, net	74,262,000	83,065,000
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	0	0
Financial liabilities:
Term Loan Facility		0
Carrying Value
Financial assets:
Notes receivable, net	60,975,000	83,065,000
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	43,319,000	37,128,000
Financial liabilities:
Term Loan Facility		47,965,000
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Financial assets:
Notes receivable, net	74,262,000	83,065,000
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	49,057,000	37,128,000
Financial liabilities:
Term Loan Facility		48,688,000
2019 Convertible Notes \| Level 1
Financial liabilities:
Cash Convertible Notes	0	0
2019 Convertible Notes \| Level 2
Financial liabilities:
Cash Convertible Notes	193,811,000	227,332,000
2019 Convertible Notes \| Level 3
Financial liabilities:
Cash Convertible Notes	0	0
2019 Convertible Notes \| Carrying Value
Financial liabilities:
Cash Convertible Notes	177,346,000	197,954,000
2019 Convertible Notes \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Financial liabilities:
Cash Convertible Notes	193,811,000	$ 227,332,000
2024 Convertible Notes \| Level 1
Financial liabilities:
Cash Convertible Notes	0
2024 Convertible Notes \| Level 2
Financial liabilities:
Cash Convertible Notes	175,016,000
2024 Convertible Notes \| Level 3
Financial liabilities:
Cash Convertible Notes	0
2024 Convertible Notes \| Carrying Value
Financial liabilities:
Cash Convertible Notes	100,870,000
2024 Convertible Notes \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Financial liabilities:
Cash Convertible Notes	$ 175,016,000

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Fair value portion of borrowing which can be exchanged for a specified number of another security at the option of the issuer or the holder, for example, but not limited to, the entity's common stock.

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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