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Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Information

While intercompany transactions are treated like third-party transactions to determine segment performance, the revenues (and corresponding expenses recognized by the segment that is counterparty to the transaction) are eliminated in consolidation, and therefore, do not themselves impact consolidated results.

			Recorded Music						Music Publishing						Corporate expenses and eliminations						Total
			(in millions)
2024
Revenues			$	5,223					$	1,210					$	(7)					$	6,426
Adjusted OIBDA			1,282						330						(180)						1,432
Total assets			4,945						3,017						1,193						9,155
Capital expenditures			28						1						87						116
2023
Revenues			$	4,955					$	1,088					$	(6)					$	6,037
Adjusted OIBDA			1,093						296						(154)						1,235
Total assets			4,677						2,781						1,087						8,545
Capital expenditures			39						1						87						127
2022
Revenues			$	4,966					$	958					$	(5)					$	5,919
Adjusted OIBDA			1,046						233						(130)						1,149
Capital expenditures			52						1						82						135

Schedule of Components of Adjusted OIBDA to Operating Income

Adjusted OIBDA is not a measure defined by U.S. GAAP but is computed using amounts that are determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. A reconciliation of the Company’s Adjusted OIBDA to operating income is presented below.

			For the year ended September 30,
			2024						2023						2022
Operating income			$	823					$	790					$	714
Amortization expense			224						245						263
Depreciation expense			103						87						76
Restructuring and impairments			177						42						8
Transformation initiative costs			76						53						46
Executive transition costs			—						7						—
Net gain on divestitures			(32)						(41)						—
Non-cash stock-based compensation and other related costs			61						52						42
Adjusted OIBDA			$	1,432					$	1,235					$	1,149

Schedule of Long-Lived Assets and Revenue by Geographical Areas

Total long-lived assets relating to operations in different geographical areas, which consist of property, plant and equipment, net and operating lease right-of-use assets, net, are set forth below as of September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023.

			2024												2023												2022
			Revenues						Long-lived Assets						Revenues						Long-lived Assets						Revenues
			(in millions)
United States			$	2,870					$	460					$	2,766					$	473					$	2,744
United Kingdom			774						39						726						39						734
Germany			513						99						535						98						613
All other territories			2,269						108						2,010						93						1,828
Total			$	6,426					$	706					$	6,037					$	703					$	5,919

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Tabular disclosure of information concerning material long-lived assets (excluding financial instruments, customer relationships with financial institutions, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred taxes assets) located in identified geographic areas and/or the amount of revenue from external customers attributed to that country from which revenue is material. An entity may also provide subtotals of geographic information about groups of countries.

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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