Segment Analysis (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 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 December 31,
(in millions)	2016			2015
Total revenues:
Commercial Hedging	$	57.5		$	55.4
Global Payments	23.1			18.3
Securities	37.4			48.8
Physical Commodities	5,898.7			3,254.5
Clearing and Execution Services	63.6			29.8
Corporate unallocated	(5.9		)	(6.9		)
Total	$	6,074.4		$	3,399.9
Operating revenues (loss):
Commercial Hedging	$	57.5		$	55.4
Global Payments	23.1			18.3
Securities	37.4			48.8
Physical Commodities	9.8			5.9
Clearing and Execution Services	63.6			29.8
Corporate unallocated	(5.9		)	(6.9		)
Total	$	185.5		$	151.3
Net operating revenues (loss):
Commercial Hedging	$	45.6		$	44.3
Global Payments	20.6			16.3
Securities	25.1			36.0
Physical Commodities	8.1			4.7
Clearing and Execution Services	24.1			10.4
Corporate unallocated	(9.2		)	(9.0		)
Total	$	114.3		$	102.7
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	$	33.4		$	31.7
Global Payments	16.4			13.0
Securities	19.8			29.5
Physical Commodities	5.8			3.4
Clearing and Execution Services	18.0			7.9
Total	$	93.4		$	85.5
Segment income:
(Net contribution less non-variable direct segment costs)
Commercial Hedging	$	15.4		$	15.0
Global Payments	13.2			10.0
Securities	12.9			21.9
Physical Commodities	3.0			1.0
Clearing and Execution Services	5.7			3.5
Total	$	50.2		$	51.4
Reconciliation of segment income to income before tax:
Segment income	$	50.2		$	51.4
Net costs not allocated to operating segments	41.8			39.3
Income before tax	$	8.4		$	12.1
(in millions)	As of December 31, 2016			As of September 30, 2016
Total assets:
Commercial Hedging	$	1,658.9		$	1,637.5
Global Payments	119.8			191.4
Securities	2,470.2			2,130.7
Physical Commodities	313.9			258.0
Clearing and Execution Services	1,620.3			1,617.4
Corporate unallocated	107.6			115.3
Total	$	6,290.7		$	5,950.3