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Debt - Senior Credit Agreement (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
Debt - Senior Credit Agreement (Details) - USD ($)	Apr. 12, 2019	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term Loan		$ 1,700,000,000
Secured Debt \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term Loan		460,000,000
Payments for Loans		$ 15,000,000
2019 Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of line of credit	$ 1,050,000,000
2019 Credit Facilities \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		1.375%
2019 Credit Facilities \| Minimum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		0.375%
2019 Credit Facilities \| Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		2.00%
2019 Credit Facilities \| Maximum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
2019 Term Loans \| Secured Debt \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of line of credit	$ 575,000,000
Term of debt	5 years
Long-term debt, maturity, quarterly payments		$ 14,400,000
2019 Term Loans \| Revolver \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of line of credit	$ 475,000,000
2019 Revolver \| Revolver \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of debt	5 years
Line of credit, sublimit	$ 100,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity		470,000,000
Term Loan \| Secured Debt \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term Loan		460,000,000.0	$ 475,000,000
Term Loan \| Revolver \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding		$ 5,000,000