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Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage Attributable To Noncontrolling Partner

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Project Assets Agreement, Term

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Supply Agreement, Oxygen And Nitrogen

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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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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of or advances to an equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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The cash outflow for purchases of and capital improvements on property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

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Amount of cash inflow from a noncontrolling interest. Includes, but is not limited to, purchase of additional shares or other increase in noncontrolling interest ownership.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 27, 2021	Sep. 27, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Payments for equity investment					$ 76.0	$ 24.4	$ 15.7
Investments by noncontrolling interests					$ 136.6	$ 17.1	$ 0.0
JIGPC
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Investments by noncontrolling interests			$ 130.0
JIGPC \| Subsequent event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Payments for equity investment	$ 1,600.0
Ownership interest percentage	55.00%
Ownership percentage attributable to noncontrolling partner	4.00%
JIGPC \| Forecast
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Payments for equity investment				$ 1,000.0
JGPC
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Ownership interest percentage			26.00%		26.00%
JIGPC \| Aramco
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Definitive agreement for acquisition of assets, value		$ 12,000.0
Term of agreement to commission, operate, and maintain the project assets		25 years
JIGPC \| Aramco \| Subsequent event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Acquisition of assets	$ 7,000.0
JGPC \| Aramco
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Term of oxygen and nitrogen supply agreement								20 years