Segment Information - Additional Information (Details) - Segment	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments	4	2
Reporting unit, percentage of fair value in excess of carrying value	10.00%
Increase in discount rate to estimate fair value of reporting unit	1.00%
Minimum [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Reporting unit, discount rate	8.00%
Reporting unit, growth rate	0.00%
Maximum [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Reporting unit, discount rate	11.50%
Reporting unit, growth rate	1.00%

Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 18
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123359005&loc=d3e8672-108599

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