Acquisitions - Pro Forma Information - Tabular Disclosure - Pro Forma (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 186,914	$ 394,411	$ 356,947
Net income (loss)	$ 59,077	(38,154)	$ 50,345
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Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Net income (loss)		$ (38,154)

The pro forma net Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=79982066&loc=d3e1392-128463

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(2)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=79982066&loc=d3e1392-128463

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