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Value of input used to measure alternative investment.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Value of input used to measure derivative asset.

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Fair value of the assets less the liabilities of a derivative or group of derivatives.

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Value of input used to measure net embedded derivative asset (liability).

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The designation of funds furnished by a borrower to a lender to assure future payments of the borrower's real estate taxes and insurance obligations with respect to a mortgaged property. Escrow deposits may be made for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments. This element excludes replacement reserves which are an escrow separately provided for within the US GAAP taxonomy.

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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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Amount of cash (inflow) outflow from investing activities classified as other.

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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Disclosures (Details) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2017	Oct. 26, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) term	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) term	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Gain on restructured notes receivable				$ (3,000)	$ 0	$ 3,048	$ 0
Minimum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Restructured notes receivable, estimated settlement amount			$ 14,000		14,000
2019 Convertible Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Stated interest rate									2.125%
2019 Convertible Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt repurchase amount								$ 35,000
Convertible Notes Hedges \| Minimum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value			1,000		1,000
Convertible Notes Hedges \| Maximum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value			4,600		4,600
Convertible Notes Embedded Derivative \| Minimum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value			1,000		1,000
Convertible Notes Embedded Derivative \| Maximum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value			4,600		4,600
Not primary beneficiary, variable interest
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Principal collections on notes receivable					32,400	$ 29,500
Number of promissory notes outstanding \| loan				2		2
Notes receivable, related party				$ 60,900		$ 60,900
Notes receivable outstanding balance				18,300		18,300
Restructured notes receivable, estimated settlement amount				14,000		14,000
Adjusted deferred compensation fee with early loan repayment				10,000		10,000
Gain on restructured notes receivable			3,000
Dollars denominated notes interest \| Not primary beneficiary, variable interest
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes receivable, interest rate	10.00%	4.00%
Pesos denominated notes interest \| Not primary beneficiary, variable interest
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Notes receivable, interest rate	14.50%	7.50%
Fee Due Date One \| Not primary beneficiary, variable interest
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Restructured notes receivable, estimated settlement amount				6,000		6,000
Fee Due Date Two \| Not primary beneficiary, variable interest
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Restructured notes receivable, estimated settlement amount				4,000		4,000
Fee Due Date Three \| Not primary beneficiary, variable interest
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Restructured notes receivable, estimated settlement amount				$ 4,000		$ 4,000
Escrow subject to indemnification claims \| Not primary beneficiary, variable interest
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Escrow deposit			$ 4,100		$ 4,100
Measurement Input, Price Volatility \| Convertible Hedges and Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments \| Recurring \| Minimum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Embedded derivative measurement input			0.36		0.36
Measurement Input, Price Volatility \| Convertible Hedges and Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments \| Recurring \| Maximum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Embedded derivative measurement input			0.37		0.37
Measurement Input, Price Volatility \| Convertible Notes Hedges \| Minimum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Volatility input			0.30		0.30
Measurement Input, Price Volatility \| Convertible Notes Hedges \| Maximum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Volatility input			0.45		0.45
Measurement Input, Price Volatility \| Convertible Notes Embedded Derivative \| Minimum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Volatility input			0.30		0.30
Measurement Input, Price Volatility \| Convertible Notes Embedded Derivative \| Maximum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Volatility input			0.45		0.45
Measurement Input, Discount Rate \| Notes receivable, net (including accreted deferred compensation of $9.2 million and $0.1 million as of September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively) \| Level 3 \| Income Approach Valuation Technique \| Minimum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value assumptions, discount rate			0.07		0.07
Measurement Input, Discount Rate \| Notes receivable, net (including accreted deferred compensation of $9.2 million and $0.1 million as of September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively) \| Level 3 \| Income Approach Valuation Technique \| Maximum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value assumptions, discount rate			0.08		0.08
Measurement Input, Expected Term \| Notes receivable, net (including accreted deferred compensation of $9.2 million and $0.1 million as of September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively) \| Not primary beneficiary, variable interest
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt instrument, expected term input \| term			2		2