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Debt - Credit Agreement (Details) |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 13, 2021 USD ($) | Feb. 08, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Jun. 25, 2021 USD ($)
Debt agreements |  |  |  |  |  |
Current borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 425,000,000.0 |  |  |
Outstanding letters of credit |  |  | 871,100,000 |  | $ 640,300,000 |
Proceeds from borrowings under credit agreements |  |  | 735,301,000 | $ 441,013,000 |  |
2014 Credit Agreement | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt agreements |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, basis spread (as a percent) |  | 0.225% |  |  |  |
2014 Credit Agreement | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt agreements |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, basis spread (as a percent) |  | 1.225% |  |  |  |
2014 Credit Agreement | Term loan A |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt agreements |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 215,000,000
2014 Credit Agreement | Term B facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt agreements |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
2014 Credit Agreement | Term B facility | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt agreements |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, basis spread (as a percent) | 0.75% |  |  |  |  |
2014 Credit Agreement | Term B facility | Euro currency rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt agreements |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, basis spread (as a percent) | 1.75% |  |  |  |  |
2014 Credit Agreement | Revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt agreements |  |  |  |  |  |
Current borrowing capacity |  |  | 1,145,600,000 |  | 1,145,600,000 |
Outstanding letters of credit |  |  | $ 4,400,000 |  | $ 4,400,000 |
Credit Agreement | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt agreements |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated leverage ratio |  | 1.00 | 1.00 |  |  |
Consolidated interest coverage ratio |  | 1.00 |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt agreements |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated leverage ratio |  | 4.00 | 2.20 |  |  |
Consolidated interest coverage ratio |  | 3.00 |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Term loan A |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt agreements |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 246,968,737.50 |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt agreements |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 1,150,000,000 |  |  |  |
2024 Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt agreements |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash tender offer to purchase | $ 700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) | 5.875% |  |  |  |  | 5.875%

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