Investments - Non-Current Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Mar. 31, 2020 |
Sep. 30, 2019 |
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| Equity and fixed income mutual funds | $ 22,892 | $ 22,986 |
| Life insurance policies | 4,054 | 4,030 |
| Equity-method investments | 47,890 | 39,761 |
| Cost-method investments | 18,372 | 18,724 |
| Total non-current investments | $ 93,208 | $ 85,501 |
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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of amounts which could be received based on the terms of the insurance contract upon surrendering life policies owned by the entity. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The total amount of investments that are intended to be held for an extended period of time (longer than one operating cycle). Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of investments classified as other. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (trading) and investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI). Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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