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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 9 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2022
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value, liabilities, Level 2 to Level 1 transfers, amount | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Fair value, assets, Level 2 to Level 1 transfers, amount | 0 | 0 |
Fair value, liabilities, Level 1 to Level 2 transfers, amount | 0 | 0 |
Fair value, assets, Level 1 to Level 2 transfers, amount | 0 | 0 |
Fair value, assets, transfers into Level 3, amount | 0 | 0 |
Fair value, assets, transfers out of Level 3, amount | 0 | 0 |
Fair value, liabilities, transfers into Level 3, amount | 0 | 0 |
Fair value, liabilities, transfers out of Level 3, amount | 0 | $ 0 |
Fair value of long-term debt | 1,070,000,000.00 |  | $ 1,060,000,000.00
Fixed Rate Debt [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying value of long-term debt | 1,080,000,000.00 |  | 1,080,000,000.00
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets | 9,000,000 |  | 8,000,000
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Foreign Currency Risks [Member] | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities and Other Assets [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative assets (liabilities) net, at fair Value | $ 8,000,000 |  | $ 28,000,000

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- Definition Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22)) -SubTopic 10 -Topic 210 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480566/210-10-S99-1 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(16)) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479853/942-210-S99-1 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 470 -SubTopic 20 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (b)(1) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147481139/470-20-50-4 + Details
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