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Additional Financial Information	12 Months Ended
Additional Financial Information	Sep. 30, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Additional Financial Information	Additional Financial Information Cash Interest and Taxes The Company made interest payments of approximately $157 million, $122 million and $137 million during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2023, September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively. The Company paid approximately $219 million, $141 million and $124 million of income and withholding taxes, net of refunds, for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2023, September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively. Gain on Divestiture During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, the Company sold its interest in certain sound recording rights and recorded a pre-tax gain of $41 million which was recorded as a net gain on divestiture in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. Dividends The Company’s ability to pay dividends may be restricted by covenants in the credit agreement for the Revolving Credit Facility which are currently suspended but which will be reinstated if Acquisition Corp.’s Total Indebtedness to EBITDA Ratio increases above 3.50:1.00 and the term loans do not achieve an investment grade rating. The Company intends to pay quarterly cash dividends to holders of its Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. The declaration of each dividend will continue to be at the discretion of the Company’s board of directors and will depend on the Company’s financial condition, earnings, liquidity and capital requirements, level of indebtedness, contractual restrictions with respect to payment of dividends, restrictions imposed by Delaware law, general business conditions and any other factors that the Company’s board of directors deems relevant in making such a determination. Therefore, there can be no assurance that the Company will pay any dividends to holders of the Company’s common stock, or as to the amount of any such dividends. The Company paid cash dividends to stockholders and participating security holders of $340 million, $318 million and $265 million for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. On November 9, 2023, the Company’s board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.17 per share on the Company’s Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, as well as related payments under certain stock-based compensation plans, payable on December 1, 2023 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 21, 2023. Noncash Investment Activity Noncash investing activities was approximately $125 million related to the acquisition of music publishing rights and music catalogs, net during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022.