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Revenue Recognition (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 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 June 30, |  | Nine Months Ended June 30,
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
| (in millions)
Revenue by Type |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Digital | $ | 929 |  |  | $ | 882 |  |  | $ | 2,643 |  |  | $ | 2,638 |
Physical | 119 |  |  | 120 |  |  | 397 |  |  | 385 |
Total digital and physical | 1,048 |  |  | 1,002 |  |  | 3,040 |  |  | 3,023 |
Artist services and expanded-rights | 195 |  |  | 159 |  |  | 508 |  |  | 489 |
Licensing | 111 |  |  | 90 |  |  | 326 |  |  | 373 |
Total Recorded Music | 1,354 |  |  | 1,251 |  |  | 3,874 |  |  | 3,885 |
Performance | 58 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 167 |  |  | 155 |
Digital | 204 |  |  | 194 |  |  | 599 |  |  | 577 |
Mechanical | 16 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 43 |
Synchronization | 54 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 142 |  |  | 129 |
Other | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 11 |
Total Music Publishing | 336 |  |  | 305 |  |  | 969 |  |  | 915 |
Intersegment eliminations | (1) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (4) |  |  | (4) |
Total revenues | $ | 1,689 |  |  | $ | 1,554 |  |  | $ | 4,839 |  |  | $ | 4,796 |
Revenue by geographical location |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Recorded Music | $ | 536 |  |  | $ | 517 |  |  | $ | 1,565 |  |  | $ | 1,652 |
U.S. Music Publishing | 186 |  |  | 161 |  |  | 520 |  |  | 503 |
Total U.S. | 722 |  |  | 678 |  |  | 2,085 |  |  | 2,155 |
International Recorded Music | 818 |  |  | 734 |  |  | 2,309 |  |  | 2,233 |
International Music Publishing | 150 |  |  | 144 |  |  | 449 |  |  | 412 |
Total international | 968 |  |  | 878 |  |  | 2,758 |  |  | 2,645 |
Intersegment eliminations | (1) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (4) |  |  | (4) |
Total revenues | $ | 1,689 |  |  | $ | 1,554 |  |  | $ | 4,839 |  |  | $ | 4,796 |
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 June 30, 2025 are as follows:
| Rest of FY25 |  | FY26 |  | FY27 |  | Thereafter |  | Total
| (in millions)
Remaining performance obligations | $ | 422 |  |  | $ | 647 |  |  | $ | 171 |  |  | $ | 169 |  |  | $ | 1,409 |
Total | $ | 422 |  |  | $ | 647 |  |  | $ | 171 |  |  | $ | 169 |  |  | $ | 1,409 |

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