Segment Analysis (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Segment Analysis [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Information concerning operations in these segments of business is shown in accordance with the Segment Reporting Topic of the ASC as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2014			2013			2014			2013
Total revenues:
Commercial Hedging	$	63.8		$	51.7		$	109.4		$	101.2
Global Payments	12.8			9.3			26.4			19.4
Securities	17.2			18.0			38.6			32.7
Physical Commodities	8,328.8			11,660.0			16,129.8			23,687.3
Clearing and Execution Services	30.9			30.8			58.4			58.0
Corporate unallocated	(0.6		)	(0.5		)	(1.0		)	8.2
Total	$	8,452.9		$	11,769.3		$	16,361.6		$	23,906.8
Operating revenues (loss):
Commercial Hedging	$	63.8		$	51.7		$	109.4		$	101.2
Global Payments	12.8			9.3			26.4			19.4
Securities	17.2			18.0			38.6			32.7
Physical Commodities	5.1			5.6			10.3			13.8
Clearing and Execution Services	30.9			30.8			58.4			58.0
Corporate unallocated	(0.6		)	(0.5		)	(1.0		)	8.2
Total	$	129.2		$	114.9		$	242.1		$	233.3
Net operating revenues (loss):
Commercial Hedging	$	52.6		$	41.5		$	88.8		$	82.4
Global Payments	11.0			8.0			22.8			17.3
Securities	11.8			13.3			27.4			24.0
Physical Commodities	4.2			4.6			8.7			11.7
Clearing and Execution Services	8.4			8.2			15.5			15.5
Corporate unallocated	(2.1		)	(0.5		)	(3.9		)	7.5
Total	$	85.9		$	75.1		$	159.3		$	158.4
Net contribution:
(Revenues less cost of sales, transaction-based clearing expenses, variable bonus compensation, introducing broker commissions and interest expense)
Commercial Hedging	$	38.3		$	29.5		$	65.1		$	61.0
Global Payments	8.6			6.2			17.8			13.1
Securities	8.9			10.6			20.8			18.9
Physical Commodities	3.6			3.0			7.2			8.8
Clearing and Execution Services	6.5			6.3			12.2			12.2
Total	$	65.9		$	55.6		$	123.1		$	114.0
Segment income:
(Net contribution less non-variable direct segment costs)
Commercial Hedging	$	22.6		$	13.4		$	34.7		$	29.4
Global Payments	6.3			4.6			13.3			9.6
Securities	3.8			5.4			11.0			9.6
Physical Commodities	1.7			0.9			3.5			5.0
Clearing and Execution Services	2.1			1.7			3.4			1.7
Total	$	36.5		$	26.0		$	65.9		$	55.3
Reconciliation of segment income to income from continuing operations, before tax:
Segment income	$	36.5		$	26.0		$	65.9		$	55.3
Costs not allocated to operating segments	26.2			24.3			51.7			39.6
Income from continuing operations, before tax	$	10.3		$	1.7		$	14.2		$	15.7

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(in millions)	As of March 31, 2014		As of September 30, 2013
Total assets:
Commercial Hedging	$	1,330.4	$	1,005.1
Global Payments	44.0		57.2
Securities	207.2		204.2
Physical Commodities	167.5		132.5
Clearing and Execution Services	1,150.7		1,333.3
Corporate unallocated	115.3		115.7
Total	$	3,015.1	$	2,848.0