Stockholders' Equity Stockholders' Equity (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Repurchases of common stock—  As of September 30, 2018, there was approximately $41.0 million remaining under a Board-authorized stock buyback program, which expires in November 2019. During fiscal 2018, we repurchased 3.9 million shares at an aggregate cost of $340.0 million. Repurchases of common stock included in our consolidated statement of cash flows for fiscal 2018 and 2016 exclude $14.4 million and $7.2 million, respectively, related to repurchase transactions traded in the fiscal year that settled in the applicable fiscal year. Repurchases of common stock for fiscal 2017 includes $7.2 million related to repurchase transactions traded in the prior fiscal year that settled in fiscal year 2017.

Dividends — In fiscal 2018, the Board of Directors declared four cash dividends of $0.40 per share totaling $45.7 million. Future dividends are subject to approval by our Board of Directors.