Segment Analysis (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Analysis [Abstract]

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

Information for the reportable segments 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)	2016		2015			2016			2015
Total revenues:
Commercial Hedging	$	54.7	$	64.7		$	110.1		$	133.1
Global Payments	17.4		18.4			35.7			33.6
Securities	45.6		36.1			94.4			53.3
Physical Commodities	3,550.7		14,291.9			6,805.2			27,788.6
Clearing and Execution Services	33.3		31.5			63.1			62.7
Corporate unallocated	7.2		(0.6		)	0.3			(1.6		)
Total	$	3,708.9	$	14,442.0		$	7,108.8		$	28,069.7
Operating revenues (loss):
Commercial Hedging	$	54.7	$	64.7		$	110.1		$	133.1
Global Payments	17.4		18.4			35.7			33.6
Securities	45.6		36.1			94.4			53.3
Physical Commodities	7.9		6.4			13.8			12.9
Clearing and Execution Services	33.3		31.5			63.1			62.7
Corporate unallocated	7.2		(0.6		)	0.3			(1.6		)
Total	$	166.1	$	156.5		$	317.4		$	294.0
Net operating revenues (loss):
Commercial Hedging	$	43.6	$	53.7		$	87.9		$	110.7
Global Payments	15.5		16.1			31.8			29.6
Securities	31.8		25.5			67.8			35.5
Physical Commodities	6.8		5.9			11.5			11.5
Clearing and Execution Services	10.4		9.2			20.8			18.7
Corporate unallocated	4.8		(2.5		)	(4.2		)	(4.9		)
Total	$	112.9	$	107.9		$	215.6		$	201.1
Net contribution:
(Revenues less cost of sales of physical commodities, transaction-based clearing expenses, variable bonus compensation, introducing broker commissions and interest expense)
Commercial Hedging	$	30.5	$	39.3		$	62.2		$	79.9
Global Payments	12.4		12.8			25.4			23.6
Securities	25.0		19.6			54.5			26.2
Physical Commodities	5.3		4.5			8.7			8.9
Clearing and Execution Services	8.2		7.5			16.1			15.0
Total	$	81.4	$	83.7		$	166.9		$	153.6
Segment income:
(Net contribution less non-variable direct segment costs)
Commercial Hedging	$	13.8	$	21.7		$	28.8		$	46.6
Global Payments	9.3		9.9			19.3			18.1
Securities	18.2		12.2			40.1			13.9
Physical Commodities	1.9		2.4			2.9			4.9
Clearing and Execution Services	3.5		2.9			7.0			6.5
Total	$	46.7	$	49.1		$	98.1		$	90.0
Reconciliation of segment income to income before tax:
Segment income	$	46.7	$	49.1		$	98.1		$	90.0
Net costs not allocated to operating segments	26.7		31.0			66.0			58.3
Income before tax	$	20.0	$	18.1		$	32.1		$	31.7
(in millions)						As of March 31, 2016			As of September 30, 2015
Total assets:
Commercial Hedging						$	1,435.4		$	1,548.1
Global Payments						195.2			207.3
Securities						2,427.5			1,861.0
Physical Commodities						333.3			190.9
Clearing and Execution Services						1,177.2			1,163.8
Corporate unallocated						89.3			98.9
Total						$	5,657.9		$	5,070.0