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The write-off of any unamortized debt premium due to the payoff or early redemption of debt.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount of long-term debt payable, sinking fund requirement, and other securities issued that are redeemable by holder at fixed or determinable price and date, maturing in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Long Term Debt - Repayments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 26, 2022	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Gross Repayments of Long-term debt		$ 2,049.5	$ 349.8	$ 1,661.1
Gross Exchanges of Long-term debt		0.0	99.9	1,182.3
Estimated future interest payments on debt		1,724.9
Estimated future interest payments on debt, next twelve months		360.7
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year One		1.2
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Two		1.2
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Three		576.3
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Four		465.4
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Five		$ 0.0
Debt Covenant, Leverage Ratio		4.25
Debt Covenant, Percentage of Revolving Credit Commitments		30.00%
Maximum
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Gross Repayments of Long-term debt				450.0
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Payment (Proceeds) for debt discounts and premiums		$ 0.7	(42.9)	(73.7)
Write-off of Unamortized Debt Discount/(Premium)		(4.6)	(0.9)	(15.3)
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost		6.0	3.3	16.4
Municipal Bonds
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Gross Repayments of Long-term debt		1.1	1.1	1.1
Gross Exchanges of Long-term debt		0.0	0.0	0.0
Municipal Bonds \| Loss on extinguishment of debt, net
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Payment (Proceeds) for debt discounts and premiums		0.0	0.0	0.0
Write-off of Unamortized Debt Discount/(Premium)		0.0	0.0	0.0
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost		0.0	0.0	0.0
Revolving Credit Facility
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Repayments of Lines of Credit		645.0
Gross Exchanges of Long-term debt		0.0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Loss on extinguishment of debt, net
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Payment (Proceeds) for debt discounts and premiums		0.0
Write-off of Unamortized Debt Discount/(Premium)		0.0
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost		$ 0.0
Third Incremental Term Loan \| Term Loan
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Gross Repayments of Long-term debt			30.1
Gross Exchanges of Long-term debt			99.9
Third Incremental Term Loan \| Term Loan \| Loss on extinguishment of debt, net
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Payment (Proceeds) for debt discounts and premiums			0.0
Write-off of Unamortized Debt Discount/(Premium)			0.0
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost			1.1
4.625% Senior Notes Maturing in April 2030 \| Senior Notes
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Gross Repayments of Long-term debt	$ 139.8		96.8	167.8
Gross Exchanges of Long-term debt			0.0	$ 0.0
Debt Instrument, Issuance Price, Percentage of Par Value				87.00%
Debt Issuance, Tender Premium, Percentage of Par Value				5.00%
Gross Repayments of Long-term debt, percentage				8.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		4.625%
4.625% Senior Notes Maturing in April 2030 \| Senior Notes \| Maximum
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Issuance Price, Percentage of Par Value				88.00%
4.625% Senior Notes Maturing in April 2030 \| Senior Notes \| Minimum
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Issuance Price, Percentage of Par Value				81.00%
4.625% Senior Notes Maturing in April 2030 \| Senior Notes \| Loss on extinguishment of debt, net
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Payment (Proceeds) for debt discounts and premiums			(11.4)	$ (21.9)
Write-off of Unamortized Debt Discount/(Premium)			(0.9)	(1.8)
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost			0.5	1.1
4.50% Senior Notes Maturing in September 2031 \| Senior Notes
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Gross Repayments of Long-term debt	$ 381.8	$ 69.1	220.8	529.5
Gross Exchanges of Long-term debt		$ 0.0	0.0	$ 0.0
Debt Instrument, Issuance Price, Percentage of Par Value				86.00%
Debt Issuance, Tender Premium, Percentage of Par Value				5.00%
Gross Repayments of Long-term debt, percentage				22.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		4.50%
4.50% Senior Notes Maturing in September 2031 \| Senior Notes \| Maximum
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Issuance Price, Percentage of Par Value				87.00%
4.50% Senior Notes Maturing in September 2031 \| Senior Notes \| Minimum
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Issuance Price, Percentage of Par Value				80.00%
4.50% Senior Notes Maturing in September 2031 \| Senior Notes \| Loss on extinguishment of debt, net
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Payment (Proceeds) for debt discounts and premiums		$ (7.9)	(31.5)	$ (74.7)
Write-off of Unamortized Debt Discount/(Premium)		0.0	0.0	0.0
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost		$ 0.5	$ 1.7	6.0
5.50% Senior Notes Maturing in December 2029 \| Senior Notes
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Gross Repayments of Long-term debt				15.0
Gross Exchanges of Long-term debt				0.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		5.50%	5.50%
5.50% Senior Notes Maturing in December 2029 \| Senior Notes \| Loss on extinguishment of debt, net
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Payment (Proceeds) for debt discounts and premiums				(1.2)
Write-off of Unamortized Debt Discount/(Premium)				(0.2)
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost				0.1
5.75% Senior Notes Maturing March 2027 \| Senior Notes
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Gross Repayments of Long-term debt		$ 459.3		840.0
Gross Exchanges of Long-term debt		$ 0.0		$ 0.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		5.75%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage				102.875%
5.75% Senior Notes Maturing March 2027 \| Senior Notes \| Loss on extinguishment of debt, net
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Payment (Proceeds) for debt discounts and premiums		$ 4.4		$ 24.1
Write-off of Unamortized Debt Discount/(Premium)		(4.6)		(13.3)
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost		$ 1.6		5.0
First Incremental Term Loan \| Term Loan
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Gross Repayments of Long-term debt				0.0
Gross Exchanges of Long-term debt				840.0
First Incremental Term Loan \| Term Loan \| Loss on extinguishment of debt, net
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Payment (Proceeds) for debt discounts and premiums				0.0
Write-off of Unamortized Debt Discount/(Premium)				0.0
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost				3.5
Second Incremental Term Loan \| Term Loan
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Gross Repayments of Long-term debt				107.7
Gross Exchanges of Long-term debt				342.3
Second Incremental Term Loan \| Term Loan \| Loss on extinguishment of debt, net
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Payment (Proceeds) for debt discounts and premiums				0.0
Write-off of Unamortized Debt Discount/(Premium)				0.0
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost				0.7
4.50% and 4.625% Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Payment of tender fees				1.7
Repayment of debt, including premium				$ 450.0
2.50% convertible senior notes maturing in August 2027 \| Senior Notes
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		2.50%
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Five		$ 575.0
5.625% Senior Notes Maturing January 2028 \| Maximum
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Gross Repayments of Long-term debt		475.0
5.625% Senior Notes Maturing January 2028 \| Senior Notes
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Gross Repayments of Long-term debt		475.0	$ 1.0
Gross Exchanges of Long-term debt		$ 0.0	0.0
Debt Issuance, Tender Premium, Percentage of Par Value		5.00%
Payment of tender fees		$ 0.9
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		5.625%
Repayment of debt, including premium		$ 479.2
Spread on tender offer		0.50%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage		100.884%
5.625% Senior Notes Maturing January 2028 \| Senior Notes \| Maximum
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage		101.875%
5.625% Senior Notes Maturing January 2028 \| Senior Notes \| Loss on extinguishment of debt, net
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Payment (Proceeds) for debt discounts and premiums		$ 4.2	0.0
Write-off of Unamortized Debt Discount/(Premium)		0.0	0.0
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost		2.5	$ 0.0
Fourth Incremental Term Loan \| Term Loan
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Gross Repayments of Long-term debt		400.0
Gross Exchanges of Long-term debt		0.0
Fourth Incremental Term Loan \| Term Loan \| Loss on extinguishment of debt, net
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Payment (Proceeds) for debt discounts and premiums		0.0
Write-off of Unamortized Debt Discount/(Premium)		0.0
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost		$ 1.4
6.375% Senior Notes Maturing in March 2033 \| Senior Notes
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		6.375%