Related Person Transactions - Tax Related Payments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
RMR LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Tax distributions	$ 4,560	$ 4,255
ABP Trust \| RMR LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Tax distributions	$ 4,102	3,839
ABP Trust \| Up C Transaction
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Tax receivable agreement, percent of payment	85.00%
Liability related to tax receivable agreement	$ 23,229
Current portion of liability related to tax receivable agreement	2,343
ABP Trust and Managed REIT \| RMR LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Tax distributions	$ 8,662	$ 8,094

Tax Receivable Agreement Obligations, Current

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Represents the carrying amount on the reporting date of the current and non current obligations relating to the tax receivable agreement.

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Represents the percent of cash savings, if any, in US Federal, state and local income tax or franchise tax provided in the Tax Receivable Agreement with a related party.

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Amount of cash distribution paid to unit-holder of limited liability company (LLC).

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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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