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Revenue Recognition (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 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 June 30, |  | Nine Months Ended June 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
| (in millions)
Revenue by Type |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Digital | $ | 815 |  |  | $ | 630 |  |  | $ | 2,298 |  |  | $ | 1,889 |
Physical | 130 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 422 |  |  | 329 |
Total Digital and Physical | 945 |  |  | 681 |  |  | 2,720 |  |  | 2,218 |
Artist services and expanded-rights | 133 |  |  | 124 |  |  | 431 |  |  | 427 |
Licensing | 74 |  |  | 56 |  |  | 221 |  |  | 207 |
Total Recorded Music | 1,152 |  |  | 861 |  |  | 3,372 |  |  | 2,852 |
Performance | 27 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 92 |  |  | 114 |
Digital | 113 |  |  | 90 |  |  | 316 |  |  | 237 |
Mechanical | 13 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 38 |
Synchronization | 34 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 105 |  |  | 92 |
Other | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 7 |
Total Music Publishing | 189 |  |  | 149 |  |  | 556 |  |  | 488 |
Intersegment eliminations | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |  |  | (3) |
Total Revenues | $ | 1,340 |  |  | $ | 1,010 |  |  | $ | 3,925 |  |  | $ | 3,337 |
Revenue by Geographical Location |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Recorded Music | $ | 504 |  |  | $ | 358 |  |  | $ | 1,454 |  |  | $ | 1,191 |
U.S. Music Publishing | 90 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 277 |  |  | 242 |
Total U.S. | 594 |  |  | 432 |  |  | 1,731 |  |  | 1,433 |
International Recorded Music | 648 |  |  | 503 |  |  | 1,918 |  |  | 1,661 |
International Music Publishing | 99 |  |  | 75 |  |  | 279 |  |  | 246 |
Total International | 747 |  |  | 578 |  |  | 2,197 |  |  | 1,907 |
Intersegment eliminations | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |  |  | (3) |
Total Revenues | $ | 1,340 |  |  | $ | 1,010 |  |  | $ | 3,925 |  |  | $ | 3,337 |
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 June 30, 2021 are as follows:
| Rest of FY21 |  | FY22 |  | FY23 |  | Thereafter |  | Total
| (in millions)
Remaining performance obligations | $ | 283 |  |  | $ | 270 |  |  | $ | 119 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 687 |
Total | $ | 283 |  |  | $ | 270 |  |  | $ | 119 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 687 |

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