Convertible debt repurchase price including accrued interest

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Face principal amount per note

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Debt Instrument, Initial principal amount per note

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The equivalent number of shares of common stock per $1,000 of principal amount of convertible notes.

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The maximum number of shares of common stock the convertible notes are convertible into.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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Threshold period of specified consecutive trading days within which common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instrument must exceed threshold percentage for specified number of trading days to trigger conversion feature.

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Minimum percentage of common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments to determine eligibility of conversion.

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Threshold number of specified trading days that common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments must exceed threshold percentage within a specified consecutive trading period to trigger conversion feature.

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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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

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- Definition

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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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash inflow from the issuance 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 - 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes (Details) - Convertible Notes			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 15, 2016	Mar. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) $ / shares $ / note shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) trading_day d $ / shares shares	Sep. 22, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 11, 2015 USD ($)
7.875% convertible notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate				7.875%
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 250,000,000
Initial principal amount per note (in dollars per note) \| $ / note			900
Face principal amount per note			$ 1,000
Effective interest rates on convertible notes			10.90%
Proceeds from convertible debt			$ 220,000,000
Equivalent shares of common stock per 1000 principal amount of convertible notes (in shares) \| shares			83.3333
Conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 12.00	$ 12.00
Threshold trading days \| trading_day				20
Threshold consecutive trading days \| trading_day				30
Threshold percentage of stock price trigger				120.00%
Redemption price				100.00%
Maximum number of common stock convertible notes are convertible into (in shares) \| shares				2,000,000
Repurchased principal amount of debt							$ 110,000,000	$ 110,000,000
Debt				$ 22,000,000	$ 140,000,000	$ 129,000,000
Debt outstanding, gross				$ 23,000,000
7.875% convertible notes due 2026 \| Triggering Event One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Threshold trading days \| trading_day				20
Threshold consecutive trading days \| trading_day				30
Threshold percentage of stock price trigger				120.00%
7.875% convertible notes due 2026 \| Triggering Event Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Threshold trading days \| d				5
Threshold consecutive trading days \| trading_day				5
Threshold percentage of stock price trigger				97.00%
4.625% convertible notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	462.50%					4.625%
Redemption price	100.00%	100.00%
Repurchased principal amount of debt		$ 55,000,000	$ 245,000,000			$ 55,000,000
Debt			300,000,000
Convertible note repurchase price			$ 236,000,000