Stockholders' Equity (Dividends Declared and Paid) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Equity
Dividends declared and paid									$ 34,003	$ 29,745	$ 26,606
Cash dividends per share	$ 0.1425	$ 0.1425	$ 0.1425	$ 0.1250	$ 0.1250	$ 0.1250	$ 0.1250	$ 0.1100	$ 0.5525	$ 0.4850	$ 0.4300

Cash outflow in the form of ordinary dividends to common shareholders, preferred shareholders and noncontrolling interests, generally out of earnings.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 15
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109223946&loc=d3e3291-108585

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