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Supplemental Statement of Operations Information | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Supplemental Income Statement Elements [Abstract] |
Statement of Operations, Supplemental Disclosures [Text Block] | Supplemental Statement of Operations Information Selected supplemental statement of operations information is presented below.
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| (in millions)
Included in selling, general and administrative expenses: |  |  |  |  |
Research and development | $ | 14.4 |  |  | $ | 14.8 |  |  | $ | 12.7 |
Advertising | $ | 4.7 |  |  | $ | 5.0 |  |  | $ | 4.9 |
Interest expense, net: |  |  |  |  |
7.375% Senior Subordinated Notes | $ | 30.6 |  |  | $ | 31.0 |  |  | $ | 31.0 |
8.75% Senior Unsecured Notes | 16.0 |  |  | 16.8 |  |  | 19.3 |
Deferred financing fees amortization | 2.0 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 2.3 |
ABL Agreement | 1.2 |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | 3.2 |
Interest rate swap contracts | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5.0 |
Other interest expense | 0.2 |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | (0.6 | )
| 50.0 |  |  | 52.0 |  |  | 60.2 |
Interest income | (0.4 | ) |  | (0.3 | ) |  | (0.3 | )
| $ | 49.6 |  |  | $ | 51.7 |  |  | $ | 59.9 |

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