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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Debt and Financing Arrangements (Details)				3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
Debt and Financing Arrangements (Details)	Jun. 30, 2020	Apr. 20, 2020 USD ($)	May 06, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
ABL credit facility springing maturity period							91 days
Gain on partial extinguishment of debt							$ 3,000,000	$ 0	$ 0
Deferred finance fee charges								13,000,000
Total interest paid							203,000,000	137,000,000	$ 143,000,000
Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 1,250,000,000		1,250,000,000
Credit facility expansion							250,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity					787,000,000		787,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding, amount					138,000,000		$ 138,000,000
Revolving credit facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee on unused portion of commitments (as percent)							0.25%
Revolving credit facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee on unused portion of commitments (as percent)							0.375%
Revolving credit facility \| EURIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)							1.50%
Revolving credit facility \| EURIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)							2.00%
Revolving credit facility \| North American
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					950,000,000		$ 950,000,000
Revolving credit facility \| European
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					300,000,000		300,000,000
Letter of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 150,000,000		$ 150,000,000
Term Loan B - LIBOR plus 4.00% due in 2024 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
First lien secured net leverage ratio			1.75
Term Loan B - LIBOR plus 4.00% due in 2024 \| Term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)			4.25%
Debt instrument, term			5 years
Face amount of debt			$ 800,000,000
Debt instrument period percentage			1.00%
Debt instrument step down rate			0.25%
Incremental term loan \| Term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 750,000,000
7.00% Notes due in 2026 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 800,000,000
Interest rate (as percent)			7.00%
7.00% Notes due in 2026 \| Unsecured debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as percent)					7.00%		7.00%			7.00%
Long-term debt, gross					$ 800,000,000		$ 800,000,000	800,000,000
4.875% Notes due in 2026 \| Unsecured debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt					$ 900,000,000		$ 900,000,000
Interest rate (as percent)					4.875%		4.875%			4.875%
Repayments of unsecured debt					$ 103,000,000
Long-term debt, gross					797,000,000		$ 797,000,000	900,000,000
Gain on partial extinguishment of debt					$ 3,000,000
3.50% Notes due in 2024 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as percent)		3.50%
3.50% Notes due in 2024 \| Unsecured debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt \| €										€ 1,000,000,000.0
Interest rate (as percent)					3.50%		3.50%			3.50%
Long-term debt, gross					$ 1,173,000,000		$ 1,173,000,000	1,094,000,000
European Investment Bank Loan - EURIBOR plus 1.58% due in 2022 \| EURIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)							1.58%
European Investment Bank Loan - EURIBOR plus 1.58% due in 2022 \| Unsecured debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt \| €										€ 165,000,000
Long-term debt, gross					$ 0		$ 0	$ 180,000,000
Net leverage to EBITDA multiple	6.75				5.25	5.25
European Investment Bank Loan - EURIBOR plus 1.58% due in 2022 \| Unsecured debt \| Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net leverage to EBITDA multiple				4.50
European Investment Bank Loan - EURIBOR plus 1.58% due in 2022 \| Unsecured debt \| EURIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (as percent)							1.58%
Senior notes due 2025, 9.00% \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt		$ 600,000,000
Interest rate (as percent)		9.00%
Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs		$ 591,000,000
Debt issuance costs, gross		$ 10,000,000