Credit Facilities, Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Debt Disclosure

Short-term Borrowings and Availability Under Various Short-term Credit Facilities

	Total availability		Outstanding letters of credit and guarantees		Outstanding borrowings		Remaining availability
Revolving credit facility	$	1,000,000	$	(8,277)	$	(350,000)	$	641,723
Foreign lines of credit and overdraft facilities		40,189		-		(2,430)		37,759
Foreign performance guarantee facilities		8,619		(343)		-		8,276
	$	1,048,808	$	(8,620)	$	(352,430)	$	687,758

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

	September 30,		September 30,
	2015		2014
Revolving credit facility - Floating rate (LIBOR plus 0.85% - 1.65%), due April 2020, unsecured		350,000		210,000
Series C notes – 5.92%, due October 2015; unsecured		50,000		50,000
Series D notes – 6.39%, due October 2018; unsecured		100,000		100,000
Series E notes – 7.81%, due April 2016; unsecured		57,000		57,000
Series F notes – 8.24%, due April 2019; unsecured		43,000		43,000
Series G notes – 3.42%, due November 2020; unsecured		50,000		50,000
Series H notes – 4.03%, due November 2023; unsecured		25,000		25,000
Series I notes – 4.18%, due November 2025; unsecured		25,000		25,000
Series J notes – Floating rate (LIBOR plus 1.25%), due November 2020; unsecured		50,000		50,000
Series K notes – 4.03%, due November 2023; unsecured		50,000		50,000
Series L notes – 4.18%, due November 2025; unsecured		50,000		50,000
Total long-term debt	$	850,000	$	710,000

Schedule of Future Principal Payments of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Year Ending September 30:
2016	$	107,000
2017		-
2018		-
2019		143,000
2020		-
Thereafter		250,000
	$	500,000