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Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Capitalized contract acquisition costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Changes In Capitalized Contract Cost [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance			$ 77,220	$ 77,836
Additional capitalized contract acquisition costs			13,123	18,530
Amortization of capitalized contract acquisition costs	$ (9,400)	$ (9,700)	(19,134)	(19,092)
Ending Balance	$ 71,209	$ 77,274	$ 71,209	$ 77,274

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Capitalized Contract Cost, Deferred Acquisition Costs

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Amount of amortization expense for asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer.

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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 https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126905575&loc=SL49131252-203054

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Amount, after accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment loss, of asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 340
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126905575&loc=SL49131252-203054

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