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Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Leases [Abstract]

Lease, Cost

The components of lease expense were as follows:

			Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
			2021						2020
			(in millions)
Lease Cost
Operating lease cost			$	55					$	53
Short-term lease cost			2						1
Variable lease cost			11						8
Total lease cost			$	68					$	62

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

			Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
			2021						2020
			(in millions)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities			$	59					$	55
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations			25						14

Assets And Liabilities, Lessee

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

			September 30, 2021						September 30, 2020
			(in millions)
Operating Leases
Operating lease right-of-use assets			$	268					$	273
Operating lease liabilities, current			$	43					$	39
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent			287						299
Total operating lease liabilities			$	330					$	338
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term
Operating leases			8 years						8 years
Weighted Average Discount Rate
Operating leases			4.69		%				4.58		%

Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity

Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:

Fiscal Year Ended September 30,						Operating Leases
						(in millions)
2022						$	57
2023						56
2024						52
2025						50
2026						44
Thereafter						136
Total lease payments						395
Less: Imputed interest						(65)
Total						$	330

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of lessee's lease cost. Includes, but is not limited to, interest expense for finance lease, amortization of right-of-use asset for finance lease, operating lease cost, short-term lease cost, variable lease cost and sublease income.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123408670&loc=SL77918686-209980

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of undiscounted cash flows of lessee's operating lease liability. Includes, but is not limited to, reconciliation of undiscounted cash flows to operating lease liability recognized in statement of financial position.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123408670&loc=SL77918701-209980

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