Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule Of Earnings Per Share, Basic And Diluted

	For the Year Ended September 30,
	2016			2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net income	$	83,494		$	78,093		$	77,694
Income allocated to participating securities	(66		)	(116		)	(176		)
Net income available to common stockholders	$	83,428		$	77,977		$	77,518
Average common shares outstanding	132,982,815			135,321,235			139,377,615
Average committed ESOP shares outstanding	62,400			62,458			62,458
Total basic average common shares outstanding	133,045,215			135,383,693			139,440,073
Effect of dilutive stock options	131,161			24,810			1,891
Total diluted average common shares outstanding	133,176,376			135,408,503			139,441,964
Net EPS:
Basic	$	0.63		$	0.58		$	0.56
Diluted	$	0.63		$	0.58		$	0.56
Antidilutive stock options, excluded from the diluted average
common shares outstanding calculation	886,417			1,248,744			2,060,748