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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Employee Benefit Trust, Cash

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Dilutive Securities, Effect on Basic Earnings Per Share, Preference Share

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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The amount of goodwill arising from a business combination that is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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The cash outflow during the period for redemption of redeemable noncontrolling interests.

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PA Consulting Business Combination - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 02, 2021	Sep. 29, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Oct. 01, 2021
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Repurchase of redeemable noncontrolling interests		$ 92,939	$ 46,074	$ 0
Proceeds from issuances of redeemable noncontrolling interests		34,016	49,742	0
Preferred redeemable noncontrolling interests redemption value adjustment		$ (8,340)	0	$ 57,307
Preference share effect on basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.07		$ 0.44
PA Consulting Employees
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuances of redeemable noncontrolling interests		$ 34,000	$ 49,700
Ownership interest of employees	35.00%	69.00%	65.00%
PA Consulting Group Limited
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of outstanding shares of common and preferred stock acquired	65.00%
Consideration transferred	$ 1,700,000
Redeemable noncontrolling interests had a fair value	582,400
Goodwill recognized expected to be deductible for tax purposes	$ 0
Business acquisitions pro forma income tax expense (benefit)				$ 330,700
Allocated share-based compensation expense		$ 800	$ 3,300
Cash in employee benefit trust		$ 2,800	$ 13,700
Remaining percentage of outstanding shares of common and preferred stock acquired	35.00%
PA Consulting Group Limited \| Customer Relationships, Contracts And Backlog And Trade names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life	12 years
PA Consulting Group Limited \| Minimum \| Customer Relationships, Contracts And Backlog And Trade names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life	9 years
PA Consulting Group Limited \| Maximum \| Customer Relationships, Contracts And Backlog And Trade names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life	20 years