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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Grant Date Fair Value

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As of the balance sheet date, the aggregate unrecognized cost of equity-based awards made to employees under equity-based compensation awards that have yet to vest.

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The total recognized tax benefit related to compensation cost for equity-based payment arrangements recognized in income during the period.

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The aggregate amount of noncash, equity-based employee remuneration. This may include the value of stock or unit options, amortization of restricted stock or units, and adjustment for officers' compensation. As noncash, this element is an add back when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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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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The total accumulated difference between fair values of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options which were exercised (or share units converted) into shares during the reporting period under the plan.

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The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

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Share-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
Share-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 08, 2010	Mar. 21, 2008	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Feb. 06, 2008	Sep. 30, 2011 Restricted Stock [Member] Outside 2002 Plan [Member]	Jan. 31, 2008 Restricted Stock Units RSUs [Member] Outside 2002 Plan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2008 Restricted Stock Units RSUs [Member] Outside 2002 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Restricted Stock [Member] 2002 Plan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Restricted Stock Units RSUs [Member] 2002 Plan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Restricted Stock Units RSUs [Member] 2002 Plan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 2002 Plan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 2002 Plan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Restricted Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Restricted Stock Units RSUs [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Restricted Stock Units RSUs With Market Conditions [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Restricted Stock Units RSUs With Market Conditions [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Restricted Stock Units RSUs With Performance Conditions [Member]	Sep. 30, 2009 Restricted Stock Units RSUs With Performance Conditions [Member]	Sep. 30, 2008 Restricted Stock Units RSUs With Performance Conditions [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Restricted Stock Units With Earning Per Share Performance Conditions [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Restricted Stock Units With Return On Invested Capital Performance Conditions [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Monte Carlo Simulation And Lattice-Based Models [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Monte Carlo Simulation And Lattice-Based Models [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation			$ 2,541,000	$ 4,353,000																				$ 400,000
Total income tax benefit recognized			700,000	1,100,000
Number of shares increased for grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and restricted stock units	1,100,000
Grant of stock options stock appreciation rights restricted stock and restricted stock units for shares of common stock	7,860,000
Shares, outstanding														18,000
Shares granted under the 2002 plan									15,000
Weighted-average grant-date fair value			$ 13.18	$ 14.24
Grant date fair value			4,200,000
Total intrinsic value of options exercised			100,000	100,000
Extended vesting period after employee termination, days			90
Incremental share-based compensation cost recognized			0
Stock options granted		330,470	445,967			3,000						445,967	301,006
Base price to be used for the TSR calculation					$ 42.19
Ending price used for TSR calculation					$ 49.81
Total unrecognized compensation cost														100,000	34,300,000
Weighted average recognition period, years														0.40	1.91
Number of restricted stock units settled			1,608	9,647
Restricted stock units settled cost			100,000	300,000
Restricted stock units granted							34,608	28,344		263,281	288,945	618,919	672,381			118,546	191,715	191,721	380,400	133,507	118,546	118,546
Restricted stock units, grant date fair value																							3,300,000	5,200,000
Award vesting period												3
Aggregate intrinsic value of equity classified restricted stock															$ 56,200,000
Cash-settled restricted stock units			1,608	3,216