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Amount of direct costs of the business combination including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the business acquisition.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Acquisitions - Acquisition of Totalgaz (Details) $ in Millions			1 Months Ended
	May 29, 2015 EUR (€)	May 29, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015 EUR (€)	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt					$ 4,172.1	$ 3,795.5
Totalgaz SAS
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction related costs							$ 16.1
Totalgaz SAS \| France SAS
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total cash paid	€ 451,800,000	$ 496.6
Estimated Acquisition Date working capital	30,000,000	$ 33.0
Adjustment to working capital			€ 1,100,000	$ 1.2
Totalgaz SAS \| Term Loan \| 2015 Senior Facilities Agreement \| France SAS
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt \| €	€ 600,000,000