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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Jul. 25, 2019	Aug. 31, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Commercial Paper Program
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal				$ 3,000,000,000.0
Debt term				397 days
Commercial paper program, amount outstanding				$ 0	$ 0
Senior Notes \| August 2020 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal		$ 3,300,000,000
Net aggregate proceeds		$ 3,200,000,000
Senior Notes \| August 2027 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term		7 years
Stated interest rate (percent)				0.75%
Senior Notes \| August 2031 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term		10 years 6 months
Stated interest rate (percent)				1.10%
Senior Notes \| August 2050 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term		30 years
Stated interest rate (percent)				2.00%
Senior Notes \| April 2020 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal			$ 4,000,000,000.0
Net aggregate proceeds			$ 4,000,000,000.0
Senior Notes \| April 2027 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term			7 years
Stated interest rate (percent)				1.90%
Senior Notes \| April 2030 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term			10 years
Stated interest rate (percent)				2.05%
Senior Notes \| April 2040 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term			20 years
Stated interest rate (percent)				2.70%
Line of Credit \| Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term	5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 5,000,000,000.0
Credit facility amount outstanding				$ 0	$ 0