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Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($)						3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	37 Months Ended
Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($)	May 01, 2024	May 03, 2016	Mar. 23, 2016	Oct. 23, 2014	Mar. 20, 2013	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	May 01, 2019
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Debt Issuance Costs, Net						$ 18,161,000		$ 18,161,000		$ 18,420,000
Long-term Line of Credit, Noncurrent						48,607,000		48,607,000		54,425,000
Loss on redemption of notes						0	$ 0	0	$ (33,298,000)
Interest Paid								32,324,000	$ 27,979,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount						5,009,000		5,009,000
Outstanding Checks						$ 47,430,000		$ 47,430,000		80,193,000
Six Point Five Zero Percentage Notes [Domain]
Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 900,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			6.50%			6.50%		6.50%
Proceeds from Offering			$ 880,000
Debt Instrument, Redemption Date, One								May 01, 2019
Debt Instrument, Redemption Date, Two								May 01, 2020
Debt Instrument, Percentage Of Redemption Price, Redemption Date Three								101.625%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Date, Three								May 01, 2021
Debt Instrument, Redemption Date, Latest For Redemption At Face Amount								May 01, 2022
Debt Instrument, Percentage Of Redemption Price, Redemption Date One								104.875%
Debt Instrument, Percentage Of Redemption Price, Redemption Date Two								103.25%
Debt Instrument, Percentage Of Redemption Price, Redemption Date, Latest For Redemption At Face Amount								100.00%
Debt Instrument, Percentage Redeemable Redemption Date, Additional								106.50%
Debt Instrument, Percentage Of Redemption Price, Change In Ownership Control								101.00%
Notes due 2024 [Domain]
Debt [Line Items]
Senior Notes						$ 900,000,000		$ 900,000,000		900,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage						6.50%		6.50%
Notes due 2020 [Member]
Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage						6.75%		6.75%
6.75% Notes
Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					6.75%
Loss on redemption of notes										$ 33,298
Debt Instrument, Percentage Of Redemption Price, Redemption Date One			103.375%
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC
Debt [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net				$ 100,000,000
Long-term Line of Credit					$ 225,000,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		May 03, 2021		Sep. 30, 2019
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 325,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Description					Dec. 31, 2018
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC \| Base Rate
Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		1.75%		1.00%
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				1.75%
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC \| Non-Prime Rate and Prime Rate on European Advances [Member]
Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		1.50%
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC \| 6.75% Notes
Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Apr. 01, 2020
Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Six Point Five Zero Percentage Notes [Domain]
Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	May 01, 2024
Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC \| Six Point Five Zero Percentage Notes [Domain]
Debt [Line Items]
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Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Optional redemption [Domain] \| Six Point Five Zero Percentage Notes [Domain]
Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Percentage Of Redemption Price Redemption Date, Additional											35.00%