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Debt - Interest Rates (Details) |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 29, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2022
Acquisition Corp. | Senior Term Loan Facility Due In Two Thousand And Twenty |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Term loan borrower alternate base rate election rate | 1.00% |  | 1.00%
Additional interest on overdue principal |  |  | 2.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Acquisition Corp. | Senior Term Loan Facility Due In Two Thousand And Twenty |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 2.125%
Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate | Acquisition Corp. | Senior Term Loan Facility Due In Two Thousand And Twenty |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 0.50%
Base Rate | Acquisition Corp. | Senior Term Loan Facility Due In Two Thousand And Twenty |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 1.125%
Additional interest rate on other overdue amounts |  |  | 2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Acquisition Corp. |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 0.75%
Additional interest on overdue principal |  |  | 2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Acquisition Corp. | 2020 Revolving Loans |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 0.875%
Debt instrument, covenant, senior secured indebtedness to EBITDA ratio | 3.02 |  | 3.02
Revolving Credit Facility | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Acquisition Corp. |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Acquisition Corp. | 2020 Revolving Loans |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 1.875%
Revolving Credit Facility | Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate | Acquisition Corp. |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility | Eurodollar Applicable Margin Rate | 2020 Revolving Loans |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate | 1.625% | 1.875% |
Revolving Credit Facility | ABR Applicable Margin Rate | 2020 Revolving Loans |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate | 0.625% | 0.875% |
Revolving Credit Facility | Base Rate | Acquisition Corp. |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 1.00%
Additional interest rate on other overdue amounts |  |  | 2.00%

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