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Debt Instrument, Convertible, Carrying Amount of Liability Component

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Premium

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The repurchase price percentage of the debt instrument.

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Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount And Deferred Issuance Costs

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The carrying amount of the equity component of convertible debt which may be settled in cash upon conversion.

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

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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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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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The difference between the reacquisition price and the net carrying amount of the extinguished debt recognized currently as a component of income in the period of extinguishment, net of tax.

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The cash outflow from the repayment of a long-term debt instrument which can be exchanged for a specified amount of another security, typically the entity's common stock, at the option of the issuer or the holder.

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LONG-TERM DEBT - Repurchase of Debt Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions					3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jun. 11, 2015	Sep. 20, 2014	Aug. 20, 2014	Mar. 15, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
7.875 percent convertible notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate					7.875%			7.875%	7.875%
4.0 percent convertible notes due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate					4.00%			4.00%	4.00%
8.125% Notes Due 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate					8.125%			8.125%
Repurchased amount of debt					$ 84			$ 84
10.625% Notes Due 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate					10.625%			10.625%
Convertible Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying amount of equity component					$ 58			$ 58	$ 70
Convertible Notes \| 7.875 percent convertible notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt, amount					$ 25	$ 85		$ 110
Stated interest rate					7.875%			7.875%
Redemption price as a percentage of the principal amount to be redeemed					58.00%	64.00%
Repayments of convertible debt	$ 179							$ 179
Carrying amount of liability component					$ 121			121
Carrying amount of equity component					58			58
Net loss on debt extinguishment								(24)	(5)
Unamortized discount and deferred issuance costs					14			14
Redemption premium					10			10
Repurchased amount of debt	$ 110				$ 110			110
Convertible Notes \| 4.0 percent convertible notes due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt, amount						$ 4	$ 15	$ 19	$ 38
Stated interest rate					4.00%			4.00%	4.00%
Redemption price as a percentage of the principal amount to be redeemed						5.00%	6.00%		7.00%
Convertible Notes \| 8.125% Notes Due 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price as a percentage of the principal amount to be redeemed			7.00%
Net loss on debt extinguishment		$ (5)
Redemption premium		6
Acceleration of unamortized gain on derivative Termination		1
Repurchased amount of debt		$ 84
Convertible Notes \| 10.625% Notes Due 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price as a percentage of the principal amount to be redeemed				5.00%
Net loss on debt extinguishment				$ (19)
Unamortized discount and deferred issuance costs				6
Redemption premium				13
Repurchased amount of debt				$ 250