Share-Based Employee Benefit Plans - Summary of Option Activity (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Shares
Outstanding at September 30, 2024 (in shares) \| shares	189,000
Granted (in shares) \| shares	3,000
Exercised (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 271.41
Exercised (in shares) \| shares	(12,000)
Outstanding at December 31, 2024 (in shares) \| shares	180,000
Options, Exercisable at December 31, 2024, in Shares \| shares	114,000
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2024 (in shares) \| shares	176,000
Weighted-average Exercise Price
Outstanding at September 30, 2024 (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 479.26
Granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	2,227.11
Outstanding at December 31, 2024 (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	515.74
Exercisable at December 31, 2024 (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	312.27
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2024 (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 507.12
Weighted-average Remaining Contractual Term
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	3 years 2 months 23 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	1 year 11 months 8 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	3 years 2 months 4 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value \| $	$ 265,461
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Exercisable, Aggregate Intrinsic Value \| $	191,700
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value \| $	$ 261,772

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