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Discontinued Operations
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Discontinued Operations [Abstract]  
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]
Discontinued Operations
Effective May 1, 2010, the Company sold its interest in INTL Capital Limited ("INTL Capital") to an independent third party for a purchase price equal to book value. The subsidiary operated an asset management business in Dubai. The results of operations for INTL Capital, which were previously included within the Other segment, are included within discontinued operations on the condensed consolidated income statements. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2010, the Company recorded a loss, net of tax, related to INTL Capital of $0.3 million and $0.7 million, respectively, within discontinued operations.
On June 10, 2010, the board of directors of Agora-X, LLC ("Agora") agreed to discontinue the operations of the entity. Since the discontinuation of operations of Agora occurred within the one year assessment period, beginning with the Company’s loss of controlling interest, the Company determined that Agora had met the criteria established with the guidance in the Presentation of Financial Statements – Discontinued Operations Topic of the ASC for reporting discontinued operations. In accordance with the guidance, the results of Agora, including the Company’s 15% share of the losses from January 1, 2010 through June 30, 2010, were included within discontinued operations, net of tax, on the condensed consolidated income statements. For the three months ended June 30, 2010, the Company recorded a pre-tax loss and a loss, net of tax, related to Agora of $0.6 million and $0.8 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended June 30, 2010, the Company recorded a pre-tax gain related to Agora of $0.9 million within discontinued operations. For the nine months ended June 30, 2011, the Company recorded a gain, net of tax, related to the liquidation of Agora-X of $0.2 million. The results of Agora were previously included within the Other segment.