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Balance Sheet Details | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2025
Balance Sheet Details [Abstract] |
Balance Sheet Details | Balance Sheet Details Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash The following table provides a reconciliation of the Company's cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows for the periods presented (in thousands):
|  | March 31, 2025 |  | September 30, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 1,259,282 |  |  | $ | 1,074,602 |
Restricted cash included in other assets, net |  | 1,975 |  |  | 3,738 |
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |  | $ | 1,261,257 |  |  | $ | 1,078,340 |
Inventories Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | March 31, 2025 |  | September 30, 2024
Finished goods |  | $ | 27,378 |  |  | $ | 27,922 |
Raw materials |  | 40,502 |  |  | 48,456 |
|  | $ | 67,880 |  |  | $ | 76,378 |
Other Current Assets Other current assets consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | March 31, 2025 |  | September 30, 2024
Unbilled receivables |  | $ | 427,951 |  |  | $ | 401,104 |
Prepaid expenses |  | 98,583 |  |  | 93,467 |
Capitalized contract acquisition costs |  | 33,892 |  |  | 32,681 |
Other |  | 68,968 |  |  | 42,215 |
|  | $ | 629,394 |  |  | $ | 569,467 |
Other Assets, Net Other assets, net consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | March 31, 2025 |  | September 30, 2024
Intangible assets |  | $ | 92,651 |  |  | $ | 111,576 |
Unbilled receivables |  | 296,864 |  |  | 277,965 |
Capitalized contract acquisition costs |  | 35,218 |  |  | 33,577 |
Other |  | 68,143 |  |  | 64,399 |
|  | $ | 492,876 |  |  | $ | 487,517 |
Accrued Liabilities Accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | March 31, 2025 |  | September 30, 2024
Payroll and benefits |  | $ | 173,046 |  |  | $ | 171,571 |
Operating lease liabilities, current |  | 30,195 |  |  | 33,779 |
Income and other tax accruals |  | 32,474 |  |  | 45,247 |
Other |  | 44,195 |  |  | 49,479 |
|  | $ | 279,910 |  |  | $ | 300,076 |
Other Long-term Liabilities Other long-term liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | March 31, 2025 |  | September 30, 2024
Income taxes payable |  | $ | 92,197 |  |  | $ | 85,461 |
Other |  | 9,341 |  |  | 9,272 |
|  | $ | 101,538 |  |  | $ | 94,733 |

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