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Inventories
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventories

9.

Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following (in millions):

 

 

 

June 30,

2020

 

 

September 30,

2019

 

Raw materials

 

$

760.4

 

 

$

676.0

 

Partially finished products

 

 

348.5

 

 

 

244.2

 

Finished products

 

 

710.7

 

 

 

433.0

 

Inventories at FIFO cost

 

 

1,819.6

 

 

 

1,353.2

 

Less: Excess of FIFO cost over LIFO cost

 

 

(105.2

)

 

 

(104.0

)

 

 

$

1,714.4

 

 

$

1,249.2