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Debt - Interest Rates (Detail)			9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 29, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020
Acquisition Corp. | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Senior Term Loan Facility due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, marginal interest rate			2.125%
Acquisition Corp. | Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate | Senior Term Loan Facility due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, marginal interest rate			0.50%
Acquisition Corp. | Base Rate | Senior Term Loan Facility due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, marginal interest rate			1.125%
Term loan Base rate plus Election Rate	1.00%		1.00%
Additional Interest rate on other overdue amounts			2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Eurodollar Applicable Margin Rate | 2020 Revolving Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, marginal interest rate	1.625%	1.875%
Revolving Credit Facility | ABR Applicable Margin Rate | 2020 Revolving Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, marginal interest rate	0.625%	0.875%
Revolving Credit Facility | Acquisition Corp.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan Base rate plus Election Rate	1.00%		1.00%
Interest rate applicable to overdue principal			2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Acquisition Corp. | Initial Revolving Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, marginal interest rate			0.75%
Revolving Credit Facility | Acquisition Corp. | 2020 Revolving Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, marginal interest rate			0.875%
Senior secured indebtedness to EBITDA ratio	3.11		3.11
Revolving Credit Facility | Acquisition Corp. | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Initial Revolving Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, marginal interest rate			1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility | Acquisition Corp. | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | 2020 Revolving Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, marginal interest rate			1.875%
Revolving Credit Facility | Acquisition Corp. | Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, marginal interest rate			0.50%

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