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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses current and noncurrent that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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

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

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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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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Debt (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
Debt (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 19, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Debt
Unsecured long-term debt		$ 540,000	$ 540,000
Less long-term debt due within one year		40,000	40,000
Long-term debt		500,000	500,000
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs		(8,240)	(8,463)
Less unamortized debt issuance costs		(908)	(906)
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, noncurrent		$ (7,332)	(7,557)
Issued to support international operations
Debt
Number of letters of credit outstanding \| item		2
Letters of credit outstanding/issued		$ 12,000
Unsecured revolving credit facility mature May 25, 2017
Debt
Borrowing amount		$ 300,000
Commitment fee (as a percent)		0.15%
Borrowing amount outstanding		$ 0
Available borrowing capacity excluding letters of credit transaction		$ 259,700
Unsecured revolving credit facility mature May 25, 2017 \| Maximum
Debt
Funded leverage ratio (as a percent)		50.00%
Commitment fee (as a percent)		0.35%
Unsecured revolving credit facility mature May 25, 2017 \| Minimum
Debt
Interest coverage ratio		3.00
Commitment fee (as a percent)		0.15%
Unsecured revolving credit facility mature May 25, 2017 \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt
LIBOR spread on borrowings (as a percent)		1.125%
Unsecured revolving credit facility mature May 25, 2017 \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Maximum
Debt
LIBOR spread on borrowings (as a percent)		1.75%
Unsecured revolving credit facility mature May 25, 2017 \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum
Debt
LIBOR spread on borrowings (as a percent)		1.125%
Unsecured revolving credit facility mature May 25, 2017 \| Letter of credit
Debt
Available borrowing capacity to use for letters of credit		$ 100,000
Number of letters of credit outstanding \| item		3
Letters of credit outstanding/issued		$ 40,300
Unsecured senior notes issued July 21, 2009
Debt
Unsecured long-term debt		$ 40,000
Long-term debt stated interest rate percentage		6.10%
Annual principal repayments		$ 40,000
Unsecured senior notes issued July 21, 2009 \| Maximum
Debt
Funded leverage ratio (as a percent)		55.00%
Unsecured senior notes issued July 21, 2009 \| Minimum
Debt
Interest coverage ratio		2.50
Due July 21, 2016
Debt
Unsecured long-term debt		$ 40,000	40,000
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs		(441)	(498)
Unsecured senior notes issued March 19, 2015
Debt
Unsecured long-term debt		500,000	500,000
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs		$ (7,799)	$ (7,965)
Long-term debt stated interest rate percentage	4.65%
Debt issued	$ 500,000
Term of debt	10 years