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Percentage Of Annual Performance Stock Grant Based On Achieving Annual Increase in Stand-alone Software Goal

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Percentage Of Annual Performance Stock Grant Based On Achieving Annual Revenue Goal

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Percentage Of Annual Performance Stock Grant Based On Achieving Relative Total Shareholder Return Benchmarked to the S&P 500 Index Goal

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Percentage Of Over-Achievement To Which Annual Performance Based Vesting Cannot Exceed

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Schedule of Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]

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Standard Product Warranty Period

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Amount charged to advertising expense for the period, which are expenses incurred with the objective of increasing revenue for a specified brand, product or product line.

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The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amortization period of cost capitalized in obtaining or fulfilling contract with customer, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details)		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) segment	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) segment	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of Reportable Segments \| segment		1	1	1
Advertising
Advertising Expense		$ 15,400,000	$ 10,000,000	$ 7,800,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Restricted Stock Award
Award vesting period		2 years	2 years	2 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Annual Equity Program [Member]
Restricted Stock Award
Percentage Of Annual Performance Stock Grant Based On Achieving Annual Revenue Goal		50.00%
Percentage Of Annual Performance Stock Grant Based On Achieving Annual Increase in Stand-alone Software Goal		25.00%
Percentage Of Annual Performance Stock Grant Based On Achieving Relative Total Shareholder Return Benchmarked to the S&P 500 Index Goal		25.00%
Percentage Of Over-Achievement To Which Annual Performance Based Vesting Cannot Exceed		200.00%
Maintenance [Member]
Revenue Recognition
Capitalized Contract Cost, Amortization Period		4 years 6 months
Subscription and Circulation [Member]
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Hardware [Member]
Guarantees and Product Warranties
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Threat Stack, Inc.
Business Combinations
Total Purchase Price	$ 68,900,000
Threat Stack, Inc. \| Developed Technology Rights
Business Combinations
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Minimum
Schedule Of Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		2 years
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
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Revenue Recognition
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Restricted Stock Award
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Minimum \| Software and Software Development Costs [Member]
Schedule Of Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
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Maximum
Schedule Of Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		15 years
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
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Restricted Stock Award
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Schedule Of Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
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