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Revenue Recognition (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |
Summary of Disaggregation of Revenue | The Company’s revenue consists of the following categories, which aggregate into the segments – Recorded Music and Music Publishing:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  |  |  | Nine Months Ended June 30, |  |
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
| (in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue by Type |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Digital | $ | 630 |  |  | $ | 584 |  |  | $ | 1,889 |  |  | $ | 1,744 |
Physical | 51 |  |  | 95 |  |  | 329 |  |  | 456 |
Total Digital and Physical | 681 |  |  | 679 |  |  | 2,218 |  |  | 2,200 |
Artist services and expanded-rights | 124 |  |  | 158 |  |  | 427 |  |  | 458 |
Licensing | 56 |  |  | 76 |  |  | 207 |  |  | 229 |
Total Recorded Music | 861 |  |  | 913 |  |  | 2,852 |  |  | 2,887 |
Performance | 27 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 114 |  |  | 135 |
Digital | 90 |  |  | 65 |  |  | 237 |  |  | 195 |
Mechanical | 8 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 38 |  |  | 41 |
Synchronization | 22 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 92 |  |  | 89 |
Other | 2 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 10 |
Total Music Publishing | 149 |  |  | 147 |  |  | 488 |  |  | 470 |
Intersegment eliminations | — |  |  | (2) |  |  | (3) |  |  | (6) |
Total Revenues | $ | 1,010 |  |  | $ | 1,058 |  |  | $ | 3,337 |  |  | $ | 3,351 |
Revenue by Geographical Location |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Recorded Music | $ | 358 |  |  | $ | 395 |  |  | $ | 1,191 |  |  | $ | 1,236 |
U.S. Music Publishing | 74 |  |  | 71 |  |  | 242 |  |  | 219 |
Total U.S. | 432 |  |  | 466 |  |  | 1,433 |  |  | 1,455 |
International Recorded Music | 503 |  |  | 518 |  |  | 1,661 |  |  | 1,651 |
International Music Publishing | 75 |  |  | 76 |  |  | 246 |  |  | 251 |
Total International | 578 |  |  | 594 |  |  | 1,907 |  |  | 1,902 |
Intersegment eliminations | — |  |  | (2) |  |  | (3) |  |  | (6) |
Total Revenues | $ | 1,010 |  |  | $ | 1,058 |  |  | $ | 3,337 |  |  | $ | 3,351 |
Summary of Revenues Expected to be Recognized in Future Related to Performance Obligations | Revenues expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied at June 30, 2020 are as follows:
| Rest of FY20 |  | FY21 |  | FY22 |  | Thereafter |  | Total
| (in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining performance obligations | $ | 206 |  |  | $ | 838 |  |  | $ | 65 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,109 |
Total | $ | 206 |  |  | $ | 838 |  |  | $ | 65 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,109 |

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