Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective income tax rate reconciliation, percent	19.00%	20.00%	19.00%	19.00%
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits	$ 55		$ 230
Unrecognized tax benefits that would favorably impact effective tax rate	31		70
Increase in accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions	$ 18	$ 19	$ 56	$ 51

Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Amount of interest expense for an underpayment of income taxes.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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Amount of increase (decrease) in unrecognized tax benefits attributable to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns.

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Effective income tax rate reconciliation Unrecognized Tax Benefits that would Favorably Impact Effective Tax Rate

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