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Inventories
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventories

9.    Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following (in millions):

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Raw materials

 

$

873.5

 

 

$

745.7

 

Partially finished products

 

 

276.2

 

 

 

295.2

 

Finished products

 

 

265.2

 

 

 

565.0

 

Inventories at FIFO cost

 

 

1,414.9

 

 

 

1,605.9

 

Excess of FIFO cost over LIFO cost

 

 

(147.5

)

 

 

(100.5

)

 

 

$

1,267.4

 

 

$

1,505.4

 

 

Liquidation of previously established LIFO layers had a favorable impact on net income and diluted earnings per share of $9.5 million and $0.14 per share, respectively, in fiscal 2021. There were no material liquidations of previously established LIFO layers in fiscal 2020 or 2019.