Fair Value Measurements - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets measured at fair value	$ 39,346	$ 44,114
Liabilities measured at fair value	(13,870)	(14,517)
Available-for-sale securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets measured at fair value	35,062	21,954
Cash equivalents [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets measured at fair value	4,284	22,160
Contingent consideration [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Liabilities measured at fair value	(13,870)	(14,517)
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets measured at fair value	39,346	44,114
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Available-for-sale securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets measured at fair value	35,062	21,954
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Cash equivalents [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets measured at fair value	4,284	22,160
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Liabilities measured at fair value	(13,870)	(14,517)
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Contingent consideration [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]
Liabilities measured at fair value	$ (13,870)	$ (14,517)