Segment Analysis (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

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)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Total revenues:
Commercial Hedging	$	64.7		$	63.8		$	133.1		$	109.4
Global Payments	18.4			12.8			33.6			26.4
Securities	36.1			17.2			53.3			38.6
Physical Commodities	14,291.9			8,328.8			27,788.6			16,129.8
Clearing and Execution Services	31.5			30.9			62.7			58.4
Corporate unallocated	(0.6		)	(0.6		)	(1.6		)	(1.0		)
Total	$	14,442.0		$	8,452.9		$	28,069.7		$	16,361.6
Operating revenues (loss):
Commercial Hedging	$	64.7		$	63.8		$	133.1		$	109.4
Global Payments	18.4			12.8			33.6			26.4
Securities	36.1			17.2			53.3			38.6
Physical Commodities	6.4			5.1			12.9			10.3
Clearing and Execution Services	31.5			30.9			62.7			58.4
Corporate unallocated	(0.6		)	(0.6		)	(1.6		)	(1.0		)
Total	$	156.5		$	129.2		$	294.0		$	242.1
Net operating revenues (loss):
Commercial Hedging	$	53.7		$	52.6		$	110.7		$	88.8
Global Payments	16.1			11.0			29.6			22.8
Securities	25.5			11.8			35.5			27.4
Physical Commodities	5.9			4.2			11.5			8.7
Clearing and Execution Services	9.2			8.4			18.7			15.5
Corporate unallocated	(2.5		)	(2.1		)	(4.9		)	(3.9		)
Total	$	107.9		$	85.9		$	201.1		$	159.3
Net contribution:
(Revenues less cost of sales, transaction-based clearing expenses, variable bonus compensation, introducing broker commissions and interest expense)
Commercial Hedging	$	39.3		$	38.3		$	79.9		$	65.1
Global Payments	12.8			8.6			23.6			17.8
Securities	19.6			8.9			26.2			20.8
Physical Commodities	4.5			3.6			8.9			7.2
Clearing and Execution Services	7.5			6.5			15.0			12.2
Total	$	83.7		$	65.9		$	153.6		$	123.1
Segment income:
(Net contribution less non-variable direct segment costs)
Commercial Hedging	$	21.7		$	22.6		$	46.6		$	34.7
Global Payments	9.9			6.3			18.1			13.3
Securities	12.2			3.8			13.9			11.0
Physical Commodities	2.4			1.7			4.9			3.5
Clearing and Execution Services	2.9			2.1			6.5			3.4
Total	$	49.1		$	36.5		$	90.0		$	65.9
Reconciliation of segment income to income from continuing operations, before tax:
Segment income	$	49.1		$	36.5		$	90.0		$	65.9
Net costs not allocated to operating segments	31.0			26.2			58.3			51.7
Income from continuing operations, before tax	$	18.1		$	10.3		$	31.7		$	14.2

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(in millions)	As of March 31, 2015		As of September 30, 2014
Total assets:
Commercial Hedging	$	1,328.4	$	1,400.9
Global Payments	66.7		51.9
Securities	1,655.1		235.5
Physical Commodities	165.8		116.8
Clearing and Execution Services	1,149.8		1,136.2
Corporate unallocated	96.8		98.4
Total	$	4,462.6	$	3,039.7