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Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Abstract] |
Capitalized Contract Cost | The table below shows significant movements in capitalized contract acquisition costs (current and noncurrent) for the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021, and 2020 (in thousands):
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 77,836 |  |  | $ | 70,396 |  |  | $ | 59,446 |
Additional capitalized contract acquisition costs | 37,897 |  |  | 41,719 |  |  | 43,557 |
Amortization of capitalized contract acquisition costs | (38,513) |  |  | (34,279) |  |  | (32,607) |
Balance, end of year | $ | 77,220 |  |  | $ | 77,836 |  |  | $ | 70,396 |
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability | The table below shows significant movements in the deferred revenue balances (current and noncurrent) for the years ended September 30, 2022, 2021, and 2020 (in thousands):
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 1,489,842 |  |  | $ | 1,272,632 |  |  | $ | 1,198,116 |
Amounts added but not recognized as revenues | 1,167,143 |  |  | 1,122,081 |  |  | 850,022 |
Deferred revenue acquired through acquisition of businesses | 10,591 |  |  | 779 |  |  | 39,000 |
Revenues recognized related to the opening balance of deferred revenue | (975,996) |  |  | (905,650) |  |  | (814,506) |
Balance, end of year | $ | 1,691,580 |  |  | $ | 1,489,842 |  |  | $ | 1,272,632 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of cost capitalized in obtaining or fulfilling contract with customer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 340 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126905575&loc=SL49131252-203054 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of receivable, contract asset, and contract liability from contract with customer. Includes, but is not limited to, change in contract asset and contract liability. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126920106&loc=SL49130551-203045 + Details
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