The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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Option to purchase additional equity interest from partners percentage.

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Partners' option to sell additional equity interest to the Company.

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Details) - Grupo Gondi Investment [Member]	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2021	Apr. 01, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			32.30%
Forecast [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Option to purchase additional equity interest from partners percentage	18.70%
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Partners' option to sell additional equity interest to the Company		24.00%