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Leases (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Leases [Abstract] |
Components of Lease Expense | The components of lease expense were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, |  | Six Months Ended March 31,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
| (in millions) |  |  |  |
Lease Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease cost | $ | 14 |  |  | 12 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 26 |
Short-term lease cost | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Variable lease cost | 3 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |
Sublease income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total lease cost | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 31 |
Supplemental Cash Flow Information | Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
| Six Months Ended March 31,
| 2021 |  | 2020
| (in millions)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities | $ | 29 |  |  | $ | 28 |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations | 8 |  |  | 9 |
Supplemental Balance Sheet Information | Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:
| March 31, 2021 |  | September 30, 2020
| (in millions)
Operating Leases |  |  |
Operating lease right-of-use assets | $ | 267 |  |  | $ | 273 |
Operating lease liabilities, current | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 39 |
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent | 288 |  |  | 299 |
Total operating lease liabilities | $ | 330 |  |  | $ | 338 |
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term |  |  |
Operating leases | 8 years |  | 8 years
Weighted Average Discount Rate |  |  |
Operating leases | 4.59 | % |  | 4.58 | %
Maturities of Lease Liabilities | Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:
Years |  | Operating Leases
|  | (in millions)
2021 |  | $ | 29 |
2022 |  | 56 |
2023 |  | 52 |
2024 |  | 49 |
2025 |  | 48 |
Thereafter |  | 161 |
Total lease payments |  | 395 |
Less: Imputed interest |  | (65) |
Total |  | $ | 330 |

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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. + References 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=121609121&loc=SL77918701-209980 + Details
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