Debt Instrument, Payment in Kind Interest Rate

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Debt Instrument, Principal Amount Tendered and Exchanged

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Debt Instrument, Redeemable Rate Before Cutoff

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Debt Instrument, Redeemable Rate Upon Certain Conditions

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Debt Instrument, Redeemable Rate Upon Change of Control

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Long-term Debt, Including Due to Related Parties, Excluding Deferred Income, Gain on Sale of Derivatives, Net

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of [accrued] interest payable on all forms of debt, including trade payables, that has been incurred and is unpaid. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of all types of notes payable, as of the balance sheet date, with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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LONG-TERM DEBT - Senior Subordinated Notes (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2012	Feb. 28, 2005	Aug. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Accrued interest payable	$ 9,876,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent	$ 8,659,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
2005 6 7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes \| Senior Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan face amount				150,000,000.0
Note stated interest rate	6.875%	6.875%		6.875%
Principal amount tendered and exchanged			140,300,000
Debt outstanding	9,700,000
Accrued interest payable		83,000
2012 11 % Senior Subordinated Notes \| Senior Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan face amount			344,200,000.0
Note stated interest rate	11.00%	11.00%	11.00%
Redeemable rate before cutoff			100.00%
Redeemable rate after cutoff			101.00%
Redeemable rate upon certain conditions			100.00%
Payment in Kind (PIK) interest rate			2.00%
Debt instrument, repurchase amount					69,000,000
Notes payable	275,200,000
Accrued interest payable	1,300,000	1,300,000
2012 11 % Senior Subordinated Notes \| Senior Subordinated Notes \| 2004 Senior Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount tendered and exchanged			203,800,000
2012 11 % Senior Subordinated Notes \| Senior Subordinated Notes \| 2005 Senior Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount tendered and exchanged			$ 140,300,000