Business Segment Information - Customer concentration (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Customer sales concentration
Sales	$ 475,475	$ 350,439	$ 321,482	$ 328,839	$ 471,198	$ 382,679	$ 337,339	$ 305,259	$ 1,476,235	$ 1,496,475	$ 1,202,898
Sales Revenue | Customer Concentration | U.S. Government Agencies
Customer sales concentration
Sales									$ 434,000	$ 468,800	365,800
Sales Revenue | Customer Concentration | Transport for London (TfL)
Customer sales concentration
Sales											$ 158,500