Equity (Employee Stock Purchase Plan) (Details) - Employee stock purchase plan	9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
ESPP offering period (months)	6 months
Purchase price (as percentage of market price)	85.00%
Annual contribution (as percentage of compensation)	10.00%
Annual contribution	$ 25,000

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), Annual Employee Contribution Limit Percentage

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Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), Employee Purchase Price Percentage

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Stock Plan Offering Period

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Amount of additional cost recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement from occurrence of event accelerating recognition of cost.

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