Securities (Schedule Of Carrying Value Of Securities Pledged As Collateral) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Marketable Securities [Abstract]
Public unit deposits	$ 381,143	$ 515,553
Repurchase agreements	108,271	108,360
FRB of Kansas City	6,636	9,529
Total securities pledged as collateral	$ 496,050	$ 633,442

The carrying amount as of the date of the latest financial statement presented of securities which are owned but transferred to serve as collateral for public unit deposits, and for which the transferee does not have the right by contract or custom to sell or re-pledge them to an unrelated party.

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The carrying amount as of the date of the latest financial statement presented of securities which are owned but transferred to serve as collateral for debt facilities other than FHLB loans, repurchase agreements and letter of credit arrangements, and for which the transferee does not have the right by contract or custom to sell or re-pledge them to an unrelated party.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
-Subparagraph (b)(1)(i)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109249958&loc=SL6224234-111729

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The carrying amount as of the date of the latest financial statement presented of securities which are owned but transferred to serve as collateral for repurchase agreements, and for which the transferee does not have the right by contract or custom to sell or re-pledge them to an unrelated party.

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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the date of the latest financial statement presented of securities which are owned but transferred to another party to serve as collateral to partially or fully secure a debt obligation, repurchase agreement or other current or potential obligation, and for which the transferee is not permitted to sell or re-pledge them to an unrelated party.

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