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Dividends - Summary of Dividends Declared (Details) - $ / shares	Aug. 03, 2023	May 08, 2023	Feb. 16, 2023	Aug. 02, 2022	May 03, 2022	Feb. 17, 2022	Nov. 02, 2021	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividend per Share								$ 1.57	$ 1.39
Supplemental
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Date Declared	Aug. 03, 2023	May 08, 2023	Feb. 16, 2023		May 03, 2022	Feb. 17, 2022
Dividend	Supplemental	Supplemental	Supplemental		Supplemental	Supplemental
Record Date	Aug. 31, 2023	May 31, 2023	Feb. 28, 2023		May 31, 2022	Feb. 28, 2022
Payment Date	Sep. 20, 2023	Jun. 20, 2023	Mar. 20, 2023		Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022
Dividend per Share	$ 0.06	$ 0.04	$ 0.09		$ 0.04	$ 0.11
Base
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Date Declared	Aug. 03, 2023	May 08, 2023	Feb. 16, 2023	Aug. 02, 2022	May 03, 2022	Feb. 17, 2022	Nov. 02, 2021
Dividend	Base	Base	Base	Base	Base	Base
Record Date	Sep. 15, 2023	Jun. 15, 2023	Mar. 15, 2023	Sep. 15, 2022	Jun. 15, 2022	Mar. 15, 2022	Dec. 15, 2021
Payment Date	Sep. 29, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Jul. 15, 2022	Apr. 18, 2022
Dividend per Share	$ 0.46	$ 0.46	$ 0.46	$ 0.42	$ 0.41	$ 0.41