Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

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:



	Year Ended September 30,
(in millions)	2017			2016			2015
Total revenues:
Commercial Hedging	$	244.6		$	236.1		$	262.4
Global Payments	89.2			73.2			77.1
Securities	151.7			175.2			129.8
Physical Commodities	28,684.4			14,120.5			34,092.0
Clearing and Execution Services	259.8			151.1			123.4
Corporate unallocated	(6.1		)	(1.2		)	8.5
Total	$	29,423.6		$	14,754.9		$	34,693.2
Operating revenues (loss):
Commercial Hedging	$	244.6		$	236.1		$	262.4
Global Payments	89.2			73.2			77.1
Securities	151.7			175.2			129.8
Physical Commodities	44.8			36.6			23.1
Clearing and Execution Services	259.8			151.1			123.4
Corporate unallocated	(6.1		)	(1.2		)	8.5
Total	$	784.0		$	671.0		$	624.3
Net operating revenues (loss):
Commercial Hedging	$	194.3		$	188.2		$	214.7
Global Payments	80.6			65.3			68.5
Securities	94.6			121.9			88.6
Physical Commodities	37.3			31.5			21.2
Clearing and Execution Services	102.2			48.8			38.3
Corporate unallocated	(16.4		)	(11.8		)	0.5
Total	$	492.6		$	443.9		$	431.8
Net contribution:
(Revenues less cost of sales, transaction-based clearing expenses, variable bonus compensation, introducing broker commissions and interest expense):
Commercial Hedging	$	141.8		$	134.4		$	151.7
Global Payments	64.4			52.2			54.5
Securities	75.6			97.5			67.4
Physical Commodities	27.2			23.4			16.9
Clearing and Execution Services	78.0			39.5			30.1
Total	$	387.0		$	347.0		$	320.6
Segment income:
(Net contribution less non-variable direct segment costs):
Commercial Hedging	$	72.8		$	68.7		$	85.6
Global Payments	50.6			39.8			43.3
Securities	46.6			69.4			40.5
Physical Commodities⁽¹⁾	(31.4		)	13.3			5.8
Clearing and Execution Services	30.4			14.8			12.9
Total	$	169.0		$	206.0		$	188.1
Reconciliation of segment income to income from operations, before tax:
Segment income	$	169.0		$	206.0		$	188.1
Costs not allocated to operating segments	153.8			133.3			110.0
Income from operations, before tax	$	15.2		$	72.7		$	78.1

⁽¹⁾ During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company recorded a charge to earnings of $47.0 million, to record an allowance for doubtful accounts related to a bad debt incurred in the physical coal business conducted solely in INTL Asia Pte. Ltd., with a coal supplier, as further discussed in Note 2.



(in millions)	As of September 30, 2017		As of September 30, 2016		As of September 30, 2015
Total assets:
Commercial Hedging	$	1,650.3	$	1,637.5	$	1,548.1
Global Payments	199.5		191.4		207.3
Securities	2,101.7		2,130.7		1,861.0
Physical Commodities	339.5		258.0		190.9
Clearing and Execution Services	1,818.9		1,617.4		1,163.8
Corporate unallocated	133.5		115.3		98.9
Total	$	6,243.4	$	5,950.3	$	5,070.0

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

Information regarding revenues and operating revenues for the years ended September 30, 2017, 2016, and 2015, and information regarding long-lived assets (defined as property, equipment, leasehold improvements and software) as of September 30, 2017, 2016, and 2015 in geographic areas were as follows:



	Year Ended September 30,
(in millions)	2017		2016		2015
Total revenues:
United States	$	1,168.0	$	817.1	$	25,959.0
Europe	166.9		463.5		121.2
South America	53.9		64.8		49.0
Asia	28,030.3		13,405.1		8,560.0
Other	4.5		4.4		4.0
Total	$	29,423.6	$	14,754.9	$	34,693.2
Operating revenues:
United States	$	529.4	$	457.0	$	424.3
Europe	166.9		120.2		125.0
South America	54.0		64.8		49.0
Asia	29.2		24.6		21.9
Other	4.5		4.4		4.1
Total	$	784.0	$	671.0	$	624.3

(in millions)	As of September 30, 2017		As of September 30, 2016		As of September 30, 2015
Long-lived assets, as defined:
United States	$	29.7	$	23.3	$	13.8
Europe	7.3		4.8		4.0
South America	1.5		1.2		1.7
Asia	0.2		0.1		0.2
Total	$	38.7	$	29.4	$	19.7