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Availability in compliance with the fixed charge coverage ratio.

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Debt Instrument Leverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Maturity, Month and Year

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Line Of Credit Facility Increase Additional Borrowing Capacity

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Maximum increase allowed without bank consulting.

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Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio On Revolving Credit Facilities

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Amount of restricted net assets of consolidated and unconsolidated subsidiaries as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year.

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Description of the frequency of periodic payments (monthly, quarterly, annual).

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Description of any adjustments made to the stated rate to determine the effective rate.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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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 the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Amount of the hedged item as of the balance sheet date related to the derivative. For example, the hedged balance on a debt instrument.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Long-Term Debt and Bank Facility Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, effective interest rate			3.57%
Hedging positions and payable amounts secured under credit facility			$ 15,300,000	$ 14,900,000
Letters of credit issued and outstanding			54,800,000	52,800,000
Availability in compliance with the fixed charge coverage ratio			176,000,000	149,600,000
Total restricted net assets			280,000,000	389,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility outstanding			$ 100,000,000	$ 0
8.875% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate			9.0
Maturity date			2017-12
Interest payment frequency			Semi-annual interest payments on June 1 and December 1 of each year.
Third Amendment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional revolving credit	$ 100,000,000
Facility size that can be increased without consulting bank group	$ 100,000,000
Term loan annual payment percentage	25.00%
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio		110.00%
Availability percentage to maximum facility size		12.50%
Third Amendment \| December through April
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee on the unused portion of the facility	0.30%
Third Amendment \| May through November
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee on the unused portion of the facility	0.20%
Third Amendment \| Quarterly
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan periodic payment	$ 2,500,000
Third Amendment \| Maximum \| Quarters ending June or September
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured leverage ratio		300.00%
Third Amendment \| Maximum \| Quarters ending December or March
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured leverage ratio		450.00%
Third Amendment \| Maximum \| Annually
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan periodic payment	$ 15,000,000