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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Details) € in Millions |  |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Apr. 13, 2022 EUR (€) shares | Jan. 01, 2015 GBP (£) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Oct. 01, 2018 USD ($) shares
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining lease term |  |  | 7 years | 8 years |  |
Extended lease term |  |  | 15 years |  |  |
I2PO |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, number of shares acquired (in shares) | shares | 900,000 |  |  |  |  |
Final purchase price | € | € 9 |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of equity interests |  |  | $ 17,000,000 |  |  |
Warner and Chappell Music Limited and WMG Acquisition Limited |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Extended lease term |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Payments for rent | £ |  | £ 3,460,250 |  |  |  |
Access Industries |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Management fees and reimbursed expenses |  |  | 0 | $ 0 | $ 7,000,000 |
Building |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transactions, annual rent payments |  |  | $ 14,000,000 |  |  |
Remaining lease term |  |  | 8 years |  |  |
Extended lease term |  |  | 10 years |  |  |
Streaming Service License | Deezer |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party revenue |  |  | $ 36,000,000 | 42,000,000 | 42,000,000 |
PEDL And Latin America Licenses | Deezer |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party revenue |  |  | $ 2,000,000 | $ 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
One-Time Termination Fee | Affiliated entity |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party transaction, expenses from transactions with related party |  |  |  |  | $ 60,000,000 |
WMG China | Tencent Music Entertainment Group |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 20.00%
WMG China | AI New Holdings 5 LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00%
WMG China | Tencent Music Entertainment Group |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of ordinary shares (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 37,162,288
Purchase of ordinary shares, value |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000

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