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Subsequent Events (Details) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Aug. 01, 2020 | Jul. 14, 2020 USD ($) | Jul. 07, 2020 shares | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) shares | Jun. 30, 2020 EUR (€) | Jun. 29, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 29, 2020 EUR (€) | Oct. 12, 2018 EUR (€) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) shares | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) shares | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Aug. 04, 2020 shares | Jun. 30, 2020 EUR (€) shares | Jun. 29, 2020 EUR (€) | Jun. 16, 2020 | Jun. 05, 2020 shares | Feb. 28, 2020 shares | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) shares | Sep. 30, 2019 EUR (€) shares | Oct. 09, 2018 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 4,000,000 | $ 0 | $ 7,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition Corp. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face or principal amount of debt instrument |  |  |  | $ 3,019,000,000.000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,019,000,000.000 |  | $ 3,019,000,000.000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,998,000,000 |  |
4.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 4.125% |  |  |  |  |  | 4.125% | 4.125% | 4.125% | 4.125% |  | 4.125% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
4.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 | Acquisition Corp. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 4.125% |  |  |  | 4.125% |  | 4.125% |  | 4.125% |  |  | 4.125% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.125%
Face or principal amount of debt instrument |  |  |  | $ 349,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 349,000,000 |  | $ 349,000,000 |  |  | € 311,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 340,000,000 | € 311,000,000 |
Redemptions of senior notes | € |  |  |  |  | € 311,000,000 |  |  | € 34,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes redemption price | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 36,170,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 103.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
4.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 4.875% |  |  |  |  |  | 4.875% | 4.875% | 4.875% | 4.875% |  | 4.875% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
4.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 | Acquisition Corp. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 4.875% |  |  |  |  |  | 4.875% |  | 4.875% |  |  | 4.875% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.875%
Face or principal amount of debt instrument |  |  |  | $ 220,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 220,000,000 |  | $ 220,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 220,000,000 |  | $ 30,000,000
Redemptions of senior notes |  |  |  | $ 220,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 | Acquisition Corp. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  | 5.00% |  |  | 5.00% |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |
Face or principal amount of debt instrument |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000 |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |
Redemptions of senior notes |  |  |  | $ 244,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares outstanding (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 77,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 77,000,000 |  | 77,000,000 |  |  | 77,000,000 |  |  | 77,000,000 |  | 0 | 0 |
Shares issued (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 77,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 77,000,000 |  | 77,000,000 |  |  | 77,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Class B Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares outstanding (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 433,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 433,000,000 |  | 433,000,000 |  |  | 433,000,000 |  |  | 433,000,000 | 510,000,000 | 505,830,022 | 505,830,022 |
Shares issued (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 433,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 433,000,000 |  | 433,000,000 |  |  | 433,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 505,830,022 | 505,830,022 |
Subsequent Event | 5.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 | Acquisition Corp. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemptions of senior notes |  | $ 295,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares outstanding (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 88,550,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 88,550,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Class A Common Stock | Over-Allotment Option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued in transaction (in shares) | shares |  |  | 11,550,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Class B Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares outstanding (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 421,450,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 421,450,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 3.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 | Acquisition Corp. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 3.875% |  | 3.875% |  |  |  | 3.875% |  | 3.875% |  |  | 3.875% | 3.875% |  |  |  |  |  |
Face or principal amount of debt instrument |  |  |  |  |  | $ 535,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 2.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 | Acquisition Corp. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 2.75% |  | 2.75% |  |  |  | 2.75% |  | 2.75% |  |  | 2.75% | 2.75% |  |  |  |  |  |
Face or principal amount of debt instrument | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 325,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 4.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 | Acquisition Corp. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 4.125% |  | 4.125% |  |  |  | 4.125% |  | 4.125% |  |  | 4.125% | 4.125% |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemptions of senior notes | € |  |  |  |  | € 311,000,000 |  | € 311,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes redemption price | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 322,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed |  |  |  | 103.094% | 103.094% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 4.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 | Acquisition Corp. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 4.875% |  | 4.875% |  |  |  | 4.875% |  | 4.875% |  |  | 4.875% | 4.875% |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemptions of senior notes |  |  |  | $ 220,000,000 |  | $ 220,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes redemption price |  |  |  | $ 230,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 230,000,000 |  | $ 230,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed |  |  |  | 103.656% | 103.656% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 5.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 | Acquisition Corp. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 5.00% |  | 5.00% |  |  |  | 5.00% |  | 5.00% |  |  | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |
Face or principal amount of debt instrument |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000 |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000 |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemptions of senior notes |  |  |  | $ 244,000,000 |  | $ 244,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 569,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 5.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 | Acquisition Corp. | Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 4.125% Senior Secured Notes and 4.875% Senior Secured Notes | Acquisition Corp. | Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 23,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | Subsequent Event | 5.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 | Acquisition Corp. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed | 101.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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