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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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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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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Goodwill) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) segment	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Goodwill [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment	2
Goodwill	$ 154,535		$ 131,995	$ 109,448
Market Capitalization		$ 359,600
IoT Products & Services
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	104,358	$ 104,600	98,981
Percent fair value in excess of carrying value of goodwill		36.00%
IoT Solutions
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 50,177	$ 50,000	$ 33,014
Percent fair value in excess of carrying value of goodwill		7.00%
Measurement Input, Control Premium [Member] \| Minimum
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill Valuation Implied Control Premium		5.70%
Measurement Input, Control Premium [Member] \| Maximum
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill Valuation Implied Control Premium		16.40%