Derivative Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Item]
Maximum amount of loss due to credit risk	$ 3,349
Maximum length of time hedged in cash flow hedges	3 years
Maturity period of significant portion of forward and option contracts outstanding	12 months
Typical maturity period of other risk management derivatives	less than 12 months
Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Item]
Net unrealized (losses) gains from cash flow hedges recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income , net of taxes	$ (78,465)	$ 23,720	$ 26,408
Net unrealized (losses) gains from cash flow hedges recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income , net of taxes	(75,226)	$ 24,239	$ 21,903
Foreign currency cash flow hedge, reclassified into earnings during fiscal year 2023	$ 32,736

A description of typical maturity period of other risk management derivatives.

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The value of maximum amount of loss due to credit risk.

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Other comprehensive income unrealized gain loss on derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments arising during period tax component.

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The estimated net amount of existing gains or losses on cash flow hedges at the reporting date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next 12 months.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Period remaining until the derivative contract matures, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Maximum length of time over which the entity is hedging its exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions, excluding those forecasted transactions related to the payment of variable interest on existing financial instruments, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount before tax of increase (decrease) in accumulated gain (loss) from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges and an entity's share of an equity investee's increase (decrease) in deferred hedging gain (loss).

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