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Income taxes Income taxes - Reconciliation of Tax Provision Using the Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Reported Provision (Details)

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Income taxes Income taxes - Reconciliation of Tax Provision Using the Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Reported Provision (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Reconciliation of actual provision for income taxes and provision for income taxes resulting from the use of federal statutory income tax      
Federal income tax provision at statutory rate of 35% $ 100,089 $ 90,937 $ 79,579
State income taxes, net of federal benefit 10,723 9,847 7,920
Foreign taxation (3,976) (2,208) (3,909)
Permanent items 1,284 1,602 1,286
Tax credits (1,592) (961) (1,623)
Valuation allowances on net operating loss carryforwards 0 0 (962)
Other (720) 553 (318)
Provision for income taxes $ 105,808 $ 99,770 $ 81,973
Statutory income tax rate (as a percent) 35.00% 35.00% 35.00%