Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2009
Current:
Federal	$ 189,997	$ 307,236	$ 153,030
State and local, including Puerto Rico	23,394	23,441	9,626
Foreign	220,386	170,218	135,931
Total, Current	433,777	500,895	298,587
Deferred:
Domestic	(14,466)	(32,762)	109,925
Foreign	32,100	16,687	2,734
Total, Deferred	17,634	(16,075)	112,659
Total	$ 451,411	$ 484,820	$ 411,246