Debt (Table)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

Long-term debt at September 30, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:

	2021		2020
	(In thousands)
Unsecured 0.625% Senior Notes, due 2023	$	1,100,000	$	—
Unsecured 3.00% Senior Notes, due 2027	500,000		500,000
Unsecured 2.625% Senior Notes, due 2029	300,000		300,000
Unsecured 1.50% Senior Notes, due 2031	600,000		—
Unsecured 5.95% Senior Notes, due 2034	200,000		200,000
Unsecured 5.50% Senior Notes, due 2041	400,000		400,000
Unsecured 4.15% Senior Notes, due 2043	500,000		500,000
Unsecured 4.125% Senior Notes, due 2044	750,000		750,000
Unsecured 4.30% Senior Notes, due 2048	600,000		600,000
Unsecured 4.125% Senior Notes, due 2049	450,000		450,000
Unsecured 3.375% Senior Notes, due 2049	500,000		500,000
Floating-rate term loan, due April 2022	200,000		200,000
Floating-rate Senior Notes, due 2023	1,100,000		—
Medium term Series A notes, 1995-1, 6.67%, due 2025	10,000		10,000
Unsecured 6.75% Debentures, due 2028	150,000		150,000
Finance lease obligations (see Note 6)	18,739		8,631
Total long-term debt	7,378,739		4,568,631
Less:
Net original issue (premium) / discount on unsecured senior notes and debentures	2,811		583
Debt issuance cost	45,271		36,104
Current maturities	2,400,452		165
	$	4,930,205	$	4,531,779

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt

Maturities of long-term debt, excluding our finance lease obligations, at September 30, 2021 were as follows (in thousands):

2022	$	2,400,000
2023	—
2024	—
2025	10,000
2026	—
Thereafter	4,950,000
	$	7,360,000