Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Estimated Performance Goal Achievement Rate

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Installments

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Performance Awards, Threshold Level, Number of Shares, Multiplier

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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
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Stock-based Compensation - PSUs and PBOs (Details) - Performance Shares - installment	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of installments				2
Performance awards, threshold level, number of shares, multiplier				0
Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights (percent)				50.00%
Tranche Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights (percent)				50.00%
2021 PSU
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Estimated performance goal achievement rate				136.00%
2020 PBO
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Estimated performance goal achievement rate				68.00%
2020 PSU and PBO
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Estimated performance goal achievement rate		88.00%
2020 PSU and PBO \| Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights (percent)		50.00%
2020 PSU and PBO \| Tranche Two \| Forecast
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights (percent)	50.00%
2019 PSU and PBO
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Estimated performance goal achievement rate			84.00%
2019 PSU and PBO \| Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights (percent)			50.00%
2019 PSU and PBO \| Tranche Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights (percent)		50.00%