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Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Disaggregated Revenue (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) customer | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) customer | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) customer
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 1,513,557 | $ 1,377,270 | $ 1,316,536
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 | 2 | 2
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 | $ 773,828 | $ 706,643 | $ 654,147
Software |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 739,729 | $ 670,627 | $ 662,389
TransUnion Equifax and Experian customers | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 41.00% | 39.00% | 38.00%
On-Premises Software |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 292,763 | $ 280,649 | $ 266,452
On-Premises Software | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 46.00% | 50.00% | 51.00%
SaaS Software |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 347,419 | $ 284,102 | $ 251,436
SaaS Software | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 54.00% | 50.00% | 49.00%
On-premises and SaaS software |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 640,182 | $ 564,751 | $ 517,888
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 | $ 72,843 | $ 75,647 | $ 59,024
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% | 13.00% | 11.00%
On-premises and SaaS software | Transferred over Time |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 567,339 | $ 489,104 | $ 458,864
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% | 87.00% | 89.00%
Platform Software |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 154,750 | $ 116,252 | $ 66,884
Platform Software | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 24.00% | 21.00% | 13.00%
Non-Platform Software |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 485,432 | $ 448,499 | $ 451,004
Non-Platform Software | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 76.00% | 79.00% | 87.00%
Business-to-business Scores |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 560,995 | $ 475,442 | $ 446,538
Business-to-business Scores | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 72.00% | 67.00% | 68.00%
Business-to-consumer Scores |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 212,833 | $ 231,201 | $ 207,609
Business-to-consumer Scores | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Product Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 28.00% | 33.00% | 32.00%
Scores Products |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 773,828 | $ 706,643 | $ 654,147
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 | $ 1,286,950 | $ 1,130,711 | $ 1,049,933
Americas | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Geographic Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 85.00% | 82.00% | 80.00%
Americas | Scores |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 763,874 | $ 691,006 | $ 633,497
Americas | Software |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 523,076 | 439,705 | 416,436
EMEA |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 141,364 | $ 147,299 | $ 190,396
EMEA | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Geographic Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 9.00% | 11.00% | 14.00%
EMEA | Scores |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 5,802 | $ 4,475 | $ 11,881
EMEA | Software |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 135,562 | 142,824 | 178,515
Asia Pacific |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 85,243 | $ 99,260 | $ 76,207
Asia Pacific | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark | Geographic Concentration Risk |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 6.00% | 7.00% | 6.00%
Asia Pacific | Scores |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 4,152 | $ 11,162 | $ 8,769
Asia Pacific | Software |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 81,091 | $ 88,098 | $ 67,438

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