Short-term Debt	6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Short-term Debt	Short-term DebtOur short-term debt as of March 31, 2021, primarily consists of $23.5 million of interest-bearing loans from Schlumberger to Sensia which were originally due September 30, 2020, and are now due September 30, 2021. The short-term loans from Schlumberger were entered into following the formation of Sensia in fiscal 2020. There were no commercial paper borrowings outstanding at March 31, 2021 or September 30, 2020.

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 470
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2208564

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