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Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Capitalized contract acquisition costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2021
Changes In Capitalized Contract Cost [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  | $ 77,836 | $ 70,396
Additional capitalized contract acquisition costs |  |  | 18,530 | 18,614
Amortization of capitalized contract acquisition costs | $ (9,700) | $ (8,400) | (19,092) | (16,590)
Ending Balance | $ 77,274 | $ 72,420 | $ 77,274 | $ 72,420

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- Definition Amount of amortization expense for asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 340 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123353750&loc=SL49131252-203054 + Details
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