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Revenue Recognition (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company’s revenue consists of the following categories, which aggregate into the segments – Recorded Music and Music Publishing:

			Three Months Ended March 31,												Six Months Ended March 31,
			2025						2024						2025						2024
			(in millions)
Revenue by Type
Digital			$	841					$	848					$	1,714					$	1,756
Physical			112						111						278						265
Total digital and physical			953						959						1,992						2,021
Artist services and expanded-rights			117						126						313						330
Licensing			105						104						215						283
Total Recorded Music			1,175						1,189						2,520						2,634
Performance			53						52						109						103
Digital			188						187						395						383
Mechanical			16						15						30						30
Synchronization			49						48						88						87
Other			4						4						11						7
Total Music Publishing			310						306						633						610
Intersegment eliminations			(1)						(1)						(3)						(2)
Total revenues			$	1,484					$	1,494					$	3,150					$	3,242
Revenue by geographical location
U.S. Recorded Music			$	497					$	508					$	1,029					$	1,135
U.S. Music Publishing			161						170						334						342
Total U.S.			658						678						1,363						1,477
International Recorded Music			678						681						1,491						1,499
International Music Publishing			149						136						299						268
Total international			827						817						1,790						1,767
Intersegment eliminations			(1)						(1)						(3)						(2)
Total revenues			$	1,484					$	1,494					$	3,150					$	3,242

Schedule of Revenues Expected to be Recognized in Future Related to Performance Obligations

Revenues expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied at March 31, 2025 are as follows:

			Rest of FY25						FY26						FY27						Thereafter						Total
			(in millions)
Remaining performance obligations			$	814					$	542					$	91					$	44					$	1,491
Total			$	814					$	542					$	91					$	44					$	1,491

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
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-Publisher FASB
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-Section 50
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