Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Impairment of Goodwill and Long Lived Assets

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Amount after tax of gain (loss) not previously recognized resulting from the disposal of a discontinued operation.

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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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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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ASSETS AND LIABILITIES HELD FOR SALE AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended
	Oct. 30, 2024	Jun. 28, 2024	Mar. 31, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| BWRS
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business and assets, net		$ 83,500
Gain on divestiture		$ 44,900
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| SPIG and GMAB
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business and assets, net	$ 33,700
Gain on divestiture	$ 14,100
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| SPIG
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets				$ 5,800
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on divestiture			$ 1,014
Impairment of long-lived assets			7,833
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale \| BWRS
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on divestiture			1,014
Impairment of long-lived assets			$ 0