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Acquisition of Totalgaz (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Acquisition of Totalgaz (Details) $ in Millions	Nov. 30, 2015 EUR (€)	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) competitor	Mar. 31, 2016 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition
Long-term debt						$ 3,639.0	$ 3,428.7
Number of competitors challenging agreement \| competitor				2
Totalgaz SAS
Business Acquisition
Recognized direct transaction costs			$ 7.2	$ 11.0
Totalgaz SAS \| France SAS
Business Acquisition
Adjustment to working capital	€ 1,100,000	$ 1.2
Totalgaz SAS \| France SAS \| 2015 Senior Facilities Agreement \| Term Loan
Business Acquisition
Long-term debt \| €					€ 600,000,000