Aggregate Principal Amount of Senior Notes, Redemption Price, Percentage

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Period After Closing

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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The cash inflow from a borrowing with the highest claim on the assets of the entity in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer), excluding current portion. Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders.

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Debt - 5.625% Senior Notes due 2026 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
5.625% Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible debentures, interest rate	5.625%	5.625%
Aggregate principal amount	$ 500,000	$ 496,764	$ 496,148
Proceeds from debt	$ 495,000
Effective percentage	5.625%	5.625%
Redemption period after closing	120 days
5.375% Senior Notes due August 15, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible debentures, interest rate	5.375%
Before December 15, 2021 \| 5.625% Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage	100.00%
Percentage of principal amount redeemed	35.00%
After December 15, 2021 \| 5.625% Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of principal amount redeemed	50.00%
From Equity Offering \| 5.625% Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage	105.625%
Change of control before December 15, 2021 \| 5.625% Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage	101.00%