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Project Summit - Restructuring Rollforward (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 24 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2021
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts accrued |  | $ 50,432 | $ 48,371 | $ 129,686 | $ 128,715 |  | $ 372,679
Project Summit costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  | 40,053 | 17,777 | $ 17,777 |
Amounts accrued | $ 450,000 |  |  | 129,686 |  | 194,396 |
Payments |  |  |  | (133,485) |  | (168,677) |
Other, including currency translation adjustments |  |  |  | (939) |  | (3,443) |
Ending balance |  | 35,315 |  | 35,315 |  | 40,053 | 35,315
Employee severance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts accrued |  | 6,797 | 13,579 | 14,526 | 31,229 |  | 82,725
Employee severance costs | Project Summit costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  | 16,278 | 4,823 | 4,823 |
Amounts accrued |  |  |  | 14,525 |  | 47,349 |
Payments |  |  |  | (20,771) |  | (32,455) |
Other, including currency translation adjustments |  |  |  | (939) |  | (3,439) |
Ending balance |  | 9,093 |  | 9,093 |  | 16,278 | 9,093
Professional fees and other costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts accrued |  | 43,635 | $ 34,792 | 115,160 | 97,486 |  | 289,954
Professional fees and other costs | Project Summit costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  | 23,775 | $ 12,954 | 12,954 |
Amounts accrued |  |  |  | 115,161 |  | 147,047 |
Payments |  |  |  | (112,714) |  | (136,222) |
Other, including currency translation adjustments |  |  |  | 0 |  | (4) |
Ending balance |  | $ 26,222 |  | $ 26,222 |  | $ 23,775 | $ 26,222

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