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Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Capitalized contract acquisition costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Changes In Capitalized Contract Cost [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	$ 66,258	$ 66,468
Additional capitalized contract acquisition costs	13,223	7,287
Amortization of capitalized contract acquisition costs	(9,134)	(9,114)
Ending Balance	$ 70,347	$ 64,641

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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
-Topic 340
-SubTopic 40
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479483/340-40-50-3

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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
-Topic 340
-SubTopic 40
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479483/340-40-50-3

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