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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2025
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in Goodwill for Each Reportable Segment | The following analysis details the changes in goodwill for each reportable segment:
| Recorded Music |  | Music Publishing |  | Total
| (in millions)
Balances at September 30, 2024 | $ | 1,557 |  |  | $ | 464 |  |  | $ | 2,021 |
Acquisitions | 22 |  |  | — |  |  | 22 |
Other adjustments (a) | 21 |  |  | — |  |  | 21 |
Balances at June 30, 2025 | $ | 1,600 |  |  | $ | 464 |  |  | $ | 2,064 |
______________________________________ (a)Other adjustments during the nine months ended June 30, 2025 represent foreign currency movements.
Schedule of Indefinite Intangible Assets | Intangible assets consist of the following:
| Weighted-Average Useful Life |  | June 30, 2025 |  | September 30, 2024
|  |  | (in millions)
Intangible assets subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |
Recorded music catalog | 12 years |  | $ | 1,780 |  |  | $ | 1,616 |
Music publishing copyrights | 24 years |  | 2,677 |  |  | 2,227 |
Artist and songwriter contracts | 13 years |  | 1,143 |  |  | 1,125 |
Trademarks | 16 years |  | 55 |  |  | 69 |
Other intangible assets | 6 years |  | 88 |  |  | 69 |
Total gross intangible assets subject to amortization |  |  | 5,743 |  |  | 5,106 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (2,979) |  |  | (2,747) |
Total net intangible assets subject to amortization |  |  | 2,764 |  |  | 2,359 |
Intangible assets not subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks and tradenames | Indefinite |  | 154 |  |  | 152 |
Total net intangible assets |  |  | $ | 2,918 |  |  | $ | 2,511 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets | Intangible assets consist of the following:
| Weighted-Average Useful Life |  | June 30, 2025 |  | September 30, 2024
|  |  | (in millions)
Intangible assets subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |
Recorded music catalog | 12 years |  | $ | 1,780 |  |  | $ | 1,616 |
Music publishing copyrights | 24 years |  | 2,677 |  |  | 2,227 |
Artist and songwriter contracts | 13 years |  | 1,143 |  |  | 1,125 |
Trademarks | 16 years |  | 55 |  |  | 69 |
Other intangible assets | 6 years |  | 88 |  |  | 69 |
Total gross intangible assets subject to amortization |  |  | 5,743 |  |  | 5,106 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (2,979) |  |  | (2,747) |
Total net intangible assets subject to amortization |  |  | 2,764 |  |  | 2,359 |
Intangible assets not subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks and tradenames | Indefinite |  | 154 |  |  | 152 |
Total net intangible assets |  |  | $ | 2,918 |  |  | $ | 2,511 |

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