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Retirement Benefits (Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets, Actual and Target Allocations) (Details) - Defined Benefit Pension Plan [Member] | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019
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United States [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 100.00% | 100.00%
United States [Member] | Equity Securities |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 64.40% | 60.60%
United States [Member] | Equity Securities | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 41.70% | 41.40%
United States [Member] | Equity Securities | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 81.70% | 81.40%
United States [Member] | Debt Securities |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 35.00% | 37.90%
United States [Member] | Debt Securities | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 28.30% | 28.60%
United States [Member] | Debt Securities | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 48.30% | 48.60%
United States [Member] | Other Investment Asset |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 0.60% | 1.50%
Target Allocation Ranges | 0.00% | 0.00%
United States [Member] | Other Investment Asset | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 0.00% | 0.00%
United States [Member] | Other Investment Asset | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 0.00% | 0.00%
United Kingdom |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 100.00% | 100.00%
United Kingdom | Equity Securities |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 39.60% | 41.60%
United Kingdom | Equity Securities | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 50.00% | 30.00%
United Kingdom | Equity Securities | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 90.00% | 60.00%
United Kingdom | Debt Securities |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 60.10% | 57.80%
United Kingdom | Debt Securities | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 45.00% | 45.00%
United Kingdom | Debt Securities | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 70.00% | 70.00%
United Kingdom | Other Investment Asset |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 0.30% | 0.60%
Target Allocation Ranges | 0.00% | 0.00%
United Kingdom | Other Investment Asset | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 0.00% | 0.00%
United Kingdom | Other Investment Asset | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 0.00% | 0.00%
Japan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 100.00% | 100.00%
Japan | Equity Securities |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 39.70% | 41.40%
Japan | Equity Securities | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 36.00% | 36.00%
Japan | Equity Securities | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 44.00% | 44.00%
Japan | Debt Securities |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 59.40% | 57.70%
Japan | Debt Securities | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 55.00% | 55.00%
Japan | Debt Securities | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 63.00% | 63.00%
Japan | Other Investment Asset |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 0.90% | 0.90%
Japan | Other Investment Asset | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 0.00% | 0.00%
Japan | Other Investment Asset | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 2.00% | 2.00%

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