Noncontrolling Interests (Narrative) (Details) (Indura [Member])	3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Jul. 02, 2012
Indura [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage equity interest purchased		64.80%
Minority interest ownership percentage under put option	30.50%
Put option exercise period start date	1 July 2015
Put option exercise period beginning 1 July 2015	2 years
Current ownership percentage	67.30%

Start date of period during which put option may be exercised.

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Number of years during which put option can be exercised

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25497992&loc=d3e1392-128463

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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Percentage of subsidiary's or equity method investee's stock owned by parent immediately after all stock transactions.

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