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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Debt - Additional information (Details)		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Debt - Additional information (Details)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	May 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 GBP (£)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment premium			$ 21,448,000	$ 0
Multi-currency revolving credit facility due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,400,000,000		$ 1,400,000,000
Facility fee	9.00%
Multi-currency revolving credit facility due 2024 \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility fee			5.00%
Multi-currency revolving credit facility due 2024 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility fee			12.50%
Multi-currency revolving credit facility due 2024 \| CDOR / LIBOR / EURIBOR / Bankers Acceptance Stamping Fee
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate spread	91.00%
Multi-currency revolving credit facility due 2024 \| CDOR / LIBOR / EURIBOR / Bankers Acceptance Stamping Fee \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate spread			70.00%
Multi-currency revolving credit facility due 2024 \| CDOR / LIBOR / EURIBOR / Bankers Acceptance Stamping Fee \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate spread			112.50%
Multi-currency revolving credit facility due 2024 \| Alternate base rate and Canadian prime rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate spread			0.00%
Multi-currency revolving credit facility due 2024 \| Alternate base rate and Canadian prime rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate spread			12.50%
Commercial paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,400,000,000		$ 1,400,000,000
Debt instrument, term			365 days
Amount outstanding	0		$ 0
Receivables securitization facility due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	1,450,000,000		1,450,000,000
Potential increase in receivables securitization facility	250,000,000		250,000,000
Revolving credit note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	75,000,000		75,000,000
Overdraft facility due 2021 (£30,000)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| £					£ 30,000,000
$500,000, 2.80% senior notes due 2030 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Interest rate	2.80%	2.80%	2.80%		2.80%
Percentage of principal amount		99.71%
Effective yield percentage		2.81%
$500,000, 3.50% senior notes due 2021 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Interest rate	3.50%	3.50%	3.50%		3.50%
Prepayment premium		$ 21,400,000