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	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) Segment Clients	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) Facility	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 23, 2021 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization Expense	$ 38,528	$ 30,186	$ 107,414	$ 87,482
Number of reportable operating segments \| Segment	11
Senior notes due 2026 [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
proceeds held in escrow					$ 647,700
Ergobaby \| Geographic Concentration Risk \| Trading Revenue
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage			50.00%
Arnold \| Minimum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of clients \| Clients	2,000
Altor
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number Of Manufacturing Facilities \| Facility			17
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization Expense	$ 37,524	29,427	$ 104,679	85,398
Operating Segments \| 5.11
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization Expense	5,701	5,792	16,648	16,493
Operating Segments \| Ergobaby
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization Expense	2,008	2,042	5,998	6,354
Operating Segments \| Total
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization Expense	3,327	3,093	9,740	9,311
Operating Segments \| Aci [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization Expense	508	527	1,544	1,568
Operating Segments \| Arnold
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization Expense	1,895	1,965
Operating Segments \| Sterno Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization Expense	4,956	5,610	14,934	15,976
Operating Segments \| Altor
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and Amortization Expense	$ 4,062	$ 3,148	$ 12,069	$ 8,845