Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of cash collateral held for borrowed securities, for which the cash is restricted as to withdrawal or usage.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Derivatives and Hedging-Disclosures and Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) gal in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) gal	Dec. 31, 2014 gal	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Aggregated cash posted as collateral in normal course of business \| $	$ 2.6
Hedging positions and payable amounts secured under credit facility \| $	24.8		$ 15.3
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Aggregated cash posted as collateral in normal course of business \| $	2.3
Fair liability value of derivative instruments
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Aggregated cash posted as collateral in normal course of business \| $	$ 0.3
Call Option
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative activity volume	8.2	5.6
Put Option
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative activity volume	6.0	7.7
Synthetic calls \| Call Option
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative activity volume	98.9	94.1
Inventory
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative activity volume	10.1	12.4
Swap Contracts \| Long
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative activity volume	1.4
Hedge its Internal Fuel Usage Swap Contracts Bought
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative activity volume	4.4	2.9
Future Contracts \| Long
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative activity volume	24.6	29.6
Future Contracts \| Short
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative activity volume	57.1	55.1
Spread Contracts
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative activity volume	8.4