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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Domestic and Foreign Pretax Income from Continuing Operations

The domestic and foreign pretax income from continuing operations is as follows:

			Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
			2025						2024						2023
			(in millions)
Domestic			$	137					$	67					$	218
Foreign			353						534						391
Income before income taxes			$	490					$	601					$	609

Schedule of Current and Deferred Income Taxes

Current and deferred income tax expense provided are as follows:

			Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
			2025						2024						2023
			(in millions)
Federal:
Current			$	33					$	26					$	36
Deferred			(28)						(45)						(5)
Foreign:
Current (a)			163						137						128
Deferred			(62)						3						(3)
U.S. State:
Current			14						8						19
Deferred			—						(6)						(5)
Income tax expense			$	120					$	123					$	170

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(a)Includes withholding taxes of $46 million, $28 million and $38 million for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Schedule of Differences Between the U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate

The differences between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 21.0% for each of the fiscal years ended September 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023 and income taxes provided are as follows:

			Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
			2025						2024						2023
			(in millions)
Taxes on income at the U.S. federal statutory rate			$	103					$	126					$	128
U.S. state and local taxes			6						1						12
Foreign income taxed at different rates, including withholding taxes			22						29						33
Valuation allowance			26						—						(5)
Change in tax rates			—						3						—
GILTI and FDII			(4)						(3)						(4)
Federal research and development credits			(2)						(3)						(8)
Uncertain tax positions			2						(3)						7
Non-deductible compensation			7						11						8
Wind down of O&O media properties			—						(17)						—
Return to provision adjustments			(5)						(15)						4
Nontaxable income from partnerships			(1)						(9)						(1)
Change in indefinite reinvestment assertion			(34)						3						—
Other			—						—						(4)
Total income tax expense			$	120					$	123					$	170

Schedule of Significant Components of Company's Net Deferred Tax Assets/(Liabilities)

Significant components of the Company’s net deferred tax liabilities are summarized below:

			September 30, 2025						September 30, 2024
			(in millions)
Deferred tax assets:
Allowance and reserves			$	26					$	27
Employee benefits and compensation			82						80
Other accruals			66						45
Property, plant and equipment			61						61
Operating lease liabilities			62						69
Tax attribute carryforwards			74						62
Deferred revenue and debt			9						14
Investment in subsidiaries			27						—
Total deferred tax assets			407						358
Less: Valuation allowance			(51)						(25)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance			356						333
Deferred tax liabilities:
Royalty advances			(52)						(34)
Operating lease right-of-use assets			(49)						(57)
Accrued royalties			(50)						(52)
Intangible assets			(236)						(284)
Debt and other			(22)						(49)
Total deferred tax liabilities			(409)						(476)
Net deferred tax liabilities			$	(53)					$	(143)

Schedule of Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Including Interest and Penalties

The following table reflects changes in the gross unrecognized tax benefits:

			Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
			2025						2024						2023
			(in millions)
Gross unrecognized tax benefits - beginning of period			$	10					$	13					$	8
Additions for current year tax positions			2						2						3
Additions for prior year tax positions			1						—						9
Subtractions for prior year tax positions			(1)						(3)						(7)
Settlements			—						(2)						—
Gross unrecognized tax benefits - end of period			$	12					$	10					$	13

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