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Revenue Recognition (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
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 March 31, |  | Six Months Ended March 31,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
| (in millions)
Revenue by Type |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Digital | $ | 756 |  |  | $ | 626 |  |  | $ | 1,483 |  |  | $ | 1,259 |
Physical | 118 |  |  | 94 |  |  | 292 |  |  | 278 |
Total Digital and Physical | 874 |  |  | 720 |  |  | 1,775 |  |  | 1,537 |
Artist services and expanded-rights | 118 |  |  | 115 |  |  | 298 |  |  | 303 |
Licensing | 67 |  |  | 72 |  |  | 147 |  |  | 151 |
Total Recorded Music | 1,059 |  |  | 907 |  |  | 2,220 |  |  | 1,991 |
Performance | 35 |  |  | 41 |  |  | 65 |  |  | 87 |
Digital | 104 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 203 |  |  | 147 |
Mechanical | 12 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 30 |
Synchronization | 38 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 71 |  |  | 70 |
Other | 3 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |
Total Music Publishing | 192 |  |  | 166 |  |  | 367 |  |  | 339 |
Intersegment eliminations | (1) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (3) |
Total Revenues | $ | 1,250 |  |  | $ | 1,071 |  |  | $ | 2,585 |  |  | $ | 2,327 |
Revenue by Geographical Location |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Recorded Music | $ | 469 |  |  | $ | 380 |  |  | $ | 950 |  |  | $ | 833 |
U.S. Music Publishing | 96 |  |  | 87 |  |  | 187 |  |  | 168 |
Total U.S. | 565 |  |  | 467 |  |  | 1,137 |  |  | 1,001 |
International Recorded Music | 590 |  |  | 527 |  |  | 1,270 |  |  | 1,158 |
International Music Publishing | 96 |  |  | 79 |  |  | 180 |  |  | 171 |
Total International | 686 |  |  | 606 |  |  | 1,450 |  |  | 1,329 |
Intersegment eliminations | (1) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (3) |
Total Revenues | $ | 1,250 |  |  | $ | 1,071 |  |  | $ | 2,585 |  |  | $ | 2,327 |
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 March 31, 2021 are as follows:
| Rest of FY21 |  | FY22 |  | FY23 |  | Thereafter |  | Total
| (in millions)
Remaining performance obligations | $ | 479 |  |  | $ | 96 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 577 |
Total | $ | 479 |  |  | $ | 96 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 577 |

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