Defined benefit plan, number of employees transferred upon divestiture.

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Amount of gain (loss), recognized immediately as component of net periodic benefit (cost) credit, for change in value of benefit obligation or plan assets from experience different from that assumed, change in actuarial assumption, or consequence of temporarily deviating from substantive plan. Includes, but is not limited to, amount in excess of ten percent of greater of fair value of plan assets or benefit obligation.

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- Definition

Amount of contribution received by defined benefit plan from employer which increases plan assets.

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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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Amount of contribution expected to be received by defined benefit plan from employer in remainder of current fiscal year. Excludes contribution previously paid by employer in current fiscal year.

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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) Employee	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of employees transferred upon divestiture \| Employee			40
Actuarial gain	$ 1	$ 0	$ 1	$ 0
Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Actual contributions to benefit plans in period			3
Estimated future contributions in current fiscal year	2		2
United States Pension Plans of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Actual contributions to benefit plans in period			1
Estimated future contributions in current fiscal year	$ 1		$ 1