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Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Disaggregated Revenue (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) customer | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) customer | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 1,316,536 | $ 1,294,562 | $ 1,160,083
Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Geographic Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration risk, number of customers | customer | 3 | 1 |
Accounts Receivable | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration risk, number of customers | customer | 1 | 0 |
Scores |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 654,147 | $ 528,547 | $ 421,177
Software |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 662,389 | $ 766,015 | $ 738,906
TransUnion Equifax and Experian customers | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 38.00% | 33.00% | 29.00%
On-Premises Software |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 266,452 | $ 347,532 | $ 342,848
On-Premises Software | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 51.00% | 59.00% | 62.00%
SaaS Software |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 251,436 | $ 237,044 | $ 214,120
SaaS Software | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 49.00% | 41.00% | 38.00%
On-premises and SaaS software |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 517,888 | $ 584,576 | $ 556,968
On-premises and SaaS software | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
On-premises and SaaS software | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 59,024 | $ 127,666 | $ 111,308
On-premises and SaaS software | Transferred at Point in Time | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 11.00% | 22.00% | 20.00%
On-premises and SaaS software | Transferred over Time |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 458,864 | $ 456,910 | $ 445,660
On-premises and SaaS software | Transferred over Time | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 89.00% | 78.00% | 80.00%
Platform Software |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 66,884 | $ 65,665 | $ 39,175
Platform Software | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 13.00% | 11.00% | 7.00%
Non-Platform Software |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 451,004 | $ 518,911 | $ 517,793
Non-Platform Software | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 87.00% | 89.00% | 93.00%
Business-to-business Scores |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 446,538 | $ 381,929 | $ 302,103
Business-to-business Scores | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 68.00% | 72.00% | 72.00%
Business-to-consumer Scores |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 207,609 | $ 146,618 | $ 119,074
Business-to-consumer Scores | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 32.00% | 28.00% | 28.00%
Scores Products |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 654,147 | $ 528,547 | $ 421,177
Scores Products | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Americas |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 1,049,933 | $ 992,225 | $ 872,452
Americas | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Geographic Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 80.00% | 76.00% | 75.00%
Americas | Scores |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 633,497 | $ 514,909 | $ 409,369
Americas | Software |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 416,436 | 477,316 | 463,083
EMEA |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 190,396 | $ 203,584 | $ 195,186
EMEA | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Geographic Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 14.00% | 16.00% | 17.00%
EMEA | Scores |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 11,881 | $ 6,385 | $ 6,359
EMEA | Software |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 178,515 | 197,199 | 188,827
Asia Pacific |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 76,207 | $ 98,753 | $ 92,445
Asia Pacific | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Geographic Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 6.00% | 8.00% | 8.00%
Asia Pacific | Scores |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 8,769 | $ 7,253 | $ 5,449
Asia Pacific | Software |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 67,438 | $ 91,500 | $ 86,996

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