v3.20.4

Leases (Tables)

3 Months Ended

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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