DEBT - Interest Rate Swap Agreements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2025
Interest Rate Swap, Instrument 1
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount		$ 150.0
Fixed rate (percentage)		3.37%
Interest Rate Swap, Instrument 2
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount		$ 50.0
Fixed rate (percentage)		3.34%
Interest Rate Swap, Instrument 3
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount		$ 100.0
Fixed rate (percentage)		4.74%
Interest Rate Swap, Instrument 4
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount		$ 150.0
Fixed rate (percentage)		4.25%
Interest Rate Swap, Instrument 5
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount		$ 100.0
Fixed rate (percentage)		3.40%
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Interest rate swap agreements
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount		$ 450.0
Cash payment from terminated interest rate swap agreement	$ 11.0

Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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