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Business Acquisitions and Divestitures - Allocation of the Purchase Price (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Lease right-of-use assets, net	$ 159,237	$ 173,201
Goodwill	4,151,437	$ 4,070,712
BD Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Inventory	31,827		$ 27,006
Property, plant, and equipment	7,864		6,755
Lease right-of-use assets, net	1,737		0
Intangible assets	303,000		303,598
Goodwill	197,067		202,399
Total assets acquired	541,495		539,758
Lease obligations	1,737		0
Total liabilities assumed	1,737		0
Net assets acquired	539,758		$ 539,758
Adjustments
Inventory	4,821
Property, plant, and equipment	1,109
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Leases Right of Use Asset	1,737
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Intangibles	(598)
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Goodwill	(5,332)
Total assets acquired	1,737
Lease obligations	1,737
Total liabilities assumed	1,737
Net assets acquired	0
BD Acquisition \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 238,000
BD Acquisition \| Customer-Related Intangible Assets
Adjustments
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	13 years
BD Acquisition \| Patented Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 50,000
Adjustments
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	13 years
BD Acquisition \| Trademarks and Trade Names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 15,000
Adjustments
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	15 years