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Retirement Benefits (Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets, Actual and Target Allocations) (Details) - Defined Benefit Pension Plan [Member] | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020
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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 | 30.70% | 64.40%
United States [Member] | Equity Securities | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 2.50% | 41.70%
United States [Member] | Equity Securities | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 51.20% | 81.70%
United States [Member] | Debt Securities |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 67.70% | 35.00%
United States [Member] | Debt Securities | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 58.80% | 28.30%
United States [Member] | Debt Securities | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 87.50% | 48.30%
United States [Member] | Other Investment Asset |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 1.60% | 0.60%
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 | 42.30% | 39.60%
United Kingdom | Equity Securities | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 50.00% | 50.00%
United Kingdom | Equity Securities | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Target Allocation Ranges | 90.00% | 90.00%
United Kingdom | Debt Securities |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 57.30% | 60.10%
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 | 0.40% | 0.30%
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 | 40.30% | 39.70%
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 | 58.80% | 59.40%
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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