| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] |
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2015-10-01 - 2016-09-30 |
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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
Domestic and foreign income from continuing operations before income taxes | The following illustrates domestic and foreign income from continuing operations before income taxes (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fiscal year ended September 30, | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | | | (As Revised) | | (As Revised) | Domestic | $ | 906,415 |
| | $ | 55,545 |
| | $ | 588,344 |
| Foreign | 484,495 |
| | 213,419 |
| | 81,519 |
| Total | $ | 1,390,910 |
| | $ | 268,964 |
| | $ | 669,863 |
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Income tax provision | The income tax (benefit) provision is as follows (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fiscal Year Ended September 30, | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | | | (As Revised) | | (As Revised) | Current provision: | |
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| Federal | $ | 11,892 |
| | $ | 310,847 |
| | $ | 297,052 |
| State and local | 26,741 |
| | 46,240 |
| | 37,301 |
| Foreign | 55,275 |
| | 29,216 |
| | 15,733 |
| | 93,908 |
| | 386,303 |
| | 350,086 |
| Deferred provision: | |
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| Federal | (119,218 | ) | | 1,283 |
| | 15,449 |
| State and local | (11,490 | ) | | 18,201 |
| | 22,658 |
| Foreign | (219 | ) | | 1,342 |
| | (106 | ) | | (130,927 | ) | | 20,826 |
| | 38,001 |
| (Benefit) provision for income taxes | $ | (37,019 | ) | | $ | 407,129 |
| | $ | 388,087 |
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Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to the effective income tax rate | A reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to the effective income tax rate is as follows: | | | | | | | | Fiscal Year Ended September 30, | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | | | (As Revised) | | (As Revised) | Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate | 35.0% | | 35.0% | | 35.0% | State and local income tax rate, net of federal tax benefit | 0.6 | | 10.4 | | 4.1 | Foreign | (8.4) | | (20.4) | | (1.9) | Warrants | (32.8) | | 109.7 | | 18.4 | Valuation allowance | 2.2 | | 9.2 | | 1.7 | Other | 0.7 | | 7.5 | | 0.6 | Effective income tax rate | (2.7)% | | 151.4% | | 57.9% |
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Significant components of deferred tax liabilities (assets) | Significant components of the Company's deferred tax liabilities (assets) are as follows (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | September 30, | | 2016 | | 2015 | | | | (As Revised) | Merchandise inventories | $ | 1,281,364 |
| | $ | 1,207,356 |
| Property and equipment | 123,443 |
| | 106,572 |
| Goodwill and other intangible assets | 1,248,297 |
| | 865,316 |
| Other | 6,709 |
| | 1,107 |
| Gross deferred tax liabilities | 2,659,813 |
| | 2,180,351 |
| Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards | (321,541 | ) | | (73,691 | ) | Capital loss carryforwards | (65,535 | ) | | (65,811 | ) | Allowance for doubtful accounts | (25,272 | ) | | (30,549 | ) | Accrued expenses | (37,842 | ) | | (24,248 | ) | Employee and retiree benefits | (17,759 | ) | | (6,165 | ) | Stock options | (52,238 | ) | | (41,233 | ) | Warrants | — |
| | (59,917 | ) | Other | (90,383 | ) | | (66,582 | ) | Gross deferred tax assets | (610,570 | ) | | (368,196 | ) | Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets | 165,531 |
| | 132,085 |
| Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance | (445,039 | ) | | (236,111 | ) | Net deferred tax liabilities | $ | 2,214,774 |
| | $ | 1,944,240 |
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Reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, in fiscal 2016, 2015, and 2014 is as follows (in thousands): | | | | | Balance at September 30, 2013 | $ | 46,267 |
| Additions of tax positions of the current year | 6,127 |
| Additions of tax positions of the prior years | 1,249 |
| Reductions of tax positions of the prior years | (4,167 | ) | Settlements with taxing authorities | (4,788 | ) | Expiration of statutes of limitations | (1,780 | ) | Balance at September 30, 2014 | 42,908 |
| Additions of tax positions of the current year | 3,616 |
| Reductions of tax positions of the prior years | (871 | ) | Settlements with taxing authorities | (33 | ) | Expiration of statutes of limitations | (898 | ) | Balance at September 30, 2015 | 44,722 |
| Additions of tax positions of the current year | 24,145 |
| Additions to tax positions of the prior years | 11,840 |
| Reductions of tax positions of the prior years | (1,407 | ) | Settlements with taxing authorities | (2,589 | ) | Expiration of statutes of limitations | (945 | ) | Balance at September 30, 2016 | $ | 75,766 |
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