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Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)					1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 21, 2023	May 03, 2023	Apr. 19, 2023	Apr. 03, 2023	Apr. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
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Issuance of Second Lien Notes								$ 571,800,000	$ 0
Loss on extinguishment of debt						$ 0	$ 0	29,200,000	$ 0
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity				$ 375,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity				$ 200,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding						$ 0		$ 0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage				0.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage				0.375%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Federal Fund Rate Plus One Half Member \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Term SOFR Plus One Tenth Member \| Maximum \| Standards & Poor's Financial Services LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				3.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Term SOFR Plus One Tenth Member \| Maximum \| Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				4.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Term SOFR Plus One Tenth Member \| Minimum \| Standards & Poor's Financial Services LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				1.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Term SOFR Plus One Tenth Member \| Minimum \| Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				2.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Term SOFR Plus One Tenth Member \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				0.10%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Term SOFR Plus One Tenth Member \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				0.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Term SOFR Plus One and One Tenth Member \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				1.10%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Floor for Term SOFR and One and One Tenth Member \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity				$ 150,000,000
Senior Notes \| First Lien Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount										$ 550,000,000
Issuance of Second Lien Notes		$ 571,800,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 29,200,000
Senior Notes \| First Lien Notes \| 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed					104.00%
Senior Notes \| Second Lien Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 700,000,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt			$ 681,400,000
Debt Instrument, Triggering Event, Redemption Price Percentage				101.00%
Senior Notes \| Second Lien Notes \| Federal Fund Rate Plus One Half Member
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			108.375%
Principle redemption			40.00%
Senior Notes \| Second Lien Notes \| Term SOFR Plus One Tenth Member
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			103.00%
Principle redemption			10.00%
Senior Notes \| Second Lien Notes \| Any Percentages
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			100.00%
Senior Notes \| Second Lien Notes \| 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			104.188%
Senior Notes \| Second Lien Notes \| 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			102.094%
Senior Notes \| Second Lien Notes \| 2028 Thereafter
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			100.00%
Senior Notes \| Additional Second Lien Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 400,000,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt	396,900,000
Debt Instrument, Increase, Accrued Interest	$ 11,400,000
Debt Instrument, Issued, Percentage of Par	100.75%
Senior Notes \| Second Lien Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			8.375%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage			8.76%