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Period option is available to be exercised.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Incentive Plan - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2017	May 25, 2017	Mar. 15, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Excess tax benefit due to net operating loss carryforwards					$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Stock options exercised (in shares)							0	0
Granted during period (in shares)							860,402
Restricted stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		10 months
Granted during period (in shares)		26,700
Restricted stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options expiration period							10 years
Vesting period				3 years			3 years
Phantom Restricted Stock Awards \| March, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			2 years
Shares issued (in shares)			42,820
Phantom Restricted Stock Awards \| March, 2017 \| Vesting Period One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage			33.33%
Phantom Restricted Stock Awards \| March, 2017 \| Vesting Period Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage			33.33%
Phantom Restricted Stock Awards \| March, 2017 \| Vesting Period Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage			33.33%
Phantom Restricted Stock Awards \| June, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options expiration period	3 years
Shares issued (in shares)	79,440
Phantom Restricted Stock Awards \| June, 2017 \| Vesting Period One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	33.33%
Phantom Restricted Stock Awards \| June, 2017 \| Vesting Period Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	33.33%
Phantom Restricted Stock Awards \| June, 2017 \| Vesting Period Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	33.33%
Phantom Restricted Stock Awards \| Q3 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued (in shares)					7,580