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Leases (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract] |
Balance Sheet location of Operating Leases |
| December 31, 2020 |  | September 30, 2020
ROU assets: |  |  |
Other assets | $ | 112.1 |  |  | $ | 116.3 |
Lease liabilities: |  |  |
Other current liabilities | $ | 23.7 |  |  | $ | 23.6 |
Other liabilities | 98.4 |  |  | 103.0 |
Total lease liabilities | $ | 122.1 |  |  | $ | 126.6 |
Maturities of Lease Liabilities |
| December 31, 2020 |  |
Remaining Fiscal 2021 | $ | 21.6 |  |  |
Fiscal 2022 | 27.9 |  |  |
Fiscal 2023 | 24.6 |  |  |
Fiscal 2024 | 17.9 |  |  |
Fiscal 2025 | 12.0 |  |  |
Thereafter | 41.3 |  |  |
Total future minimum payments | $ | 145.3 |  |  |
Less: Implied interest | 23.2 |  |  |
Total lease liabilities | $ | 122.1 |  |  |
Lease Expense and Cash Flow Information |
| Three Months Ended December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019
Operating lease expense | $ | 10.4 |  |  | $ | 11.0 |
Variable lease expense | 1.5 |  |  | 1.2
Short-term lease expense | 1.6 |  |  | 2.0
Operating cash outflows for operating leases | 7.5 |  |  | 7.4
ROU assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities | 1.4 |  |  | 0.1

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