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Income Taxes
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recorded an income tax expense of $5 million and $123 million, respectively. The income tax expense for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2025 is higher than the expected tax expense at the statutory rate of 21% primarily due to foreign income taxed at rates higher than in the United States, including withholding taxes, non-deductible executive compensation under Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 162(m), and the net impact of GILTI and foreign derived intangible income (“FDII”). These charges were partially offset by a tax benefit recognized on an impairment charge associated with certain of the Company’s non-core e-tailer operations. The income tax expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2025 is higher than the expected tax expense at the statutory rate of 21% primarily due to foreign income taxed at rates higher than in the United States, including withholding taxes, U.S. state and local taxes, non-deductible executive compensation under IRC Section 162(m), unrecognized tax benefit related to uncertain tax positions, and the net impact of GILTI and FDII. These charges were partially offset by tax benefits associated with Research and Development (“R&D”) credits, and non-controlling interest.

For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recorded an income tax expense of $30 million and $120 million, respectively. The income tax expense for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2024 is lower than the expected tax benefit at the statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to benefits related to updated allowable costs for reported FDII, non-controlling interest, and the net impact of GILTI and FDII. These benefits were partially offset by foreign income taxed at rates higher than the United States, withholding taxes, and U.S. state and local taxes. The income tax expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2024 is lower than the expected tax expense at the statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the tax benefit from the winding down of the Company’s owned and operated media properties, updated allowable costs for FDII, non-controlling interest, the net impact of GILTI
and FDII and tax benefits associated with R&D credits. These benefits were partially offset by withholding taxes, foreign income taxed at rates higher than the United States, U.S. state and local taxes, non-deductible executive compensation under IRC Section 162(m), and unrecognized tax benefit related to uncertain tax positions.

The Company has determined that it is reasonably possible that the gross unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2025 could decrease by up to approximately $2 million related to various ongoing audits and settlement discussions in various jurisdictions during the next twelve months.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) introduced Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (“BEPS”) Pillar 2 rules that impose a global minimum tax rate of 15%. Numerous countries, including European Union member states, have enacted or are expected to enact legislation with general implementation of a global minimum tax rate by January 1, 2025. The Company has evaluated the potential impact of the rules based on the most recently available information and estimates that the impact to the Company is immaterial. The Company will continue to monitor legislative developments to determine if there are significant changes to Pillar 2 rules that could lead to a material impact.
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which introduces a wide-ranging set of tax reform provisions. These provisions are scheduled to take affect beginning in our fiscal year 2026. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this law.