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EQUITY - Share Repurchases (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 68 Months Ended |  |
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Aug. 31, 2014 | Mar. 28, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Mar. 28, 2020 | Feb. 06, 2020 | Aug. 03, 2016
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of common shares repurchased (in shares) |  |  | 1.1 | 0.6 |  |  |  |
Value of common shares repurchased to be held in treasury |  |  | $ 175,000,000.0 | $ 113,100,000 |  |  |  |
Tax withholding |  |  | $ 82,900,000 | $ 16,300,000 | $ 4,900,000 |  |  |
August 11, 2014 Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase authorization | $ 500,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000
Share repurchase period (in years) | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional shares authorized repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000.0
Number of common shares repurchased (in shares) |  | 0.4 |  |  |  | 8.7 |  |
Value of common shares repurchased to be held in treasury |  | $ 48,200,000 |  |  |  | $ 762,800,000 |  |
February 6, 2020 Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase authorization |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 750,000,000.0 |

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