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Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Selected Supplemental Balance Sheet Information [Table Text Block] | ental balance sheet information is presented below.
| June 30, |  | September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013
| (in millions)
Inventories: |  |  |
Purchased components and raw material | $ | 70.7 |  |  | $ | 75.4 |
Work in process | 33.3 |  |  | 38.6 |
Finished goods | 88.0 |  |  | 94.5 |
| $ | 192.0 |  |  | $ | 208.5 |
Other current assets: |  |  |
Maintenance and repair tooling | $ | 22.6 |  |  | $ | 22.5 |
Income taxes | 14.5 |  |  | 14.9 |
Other | 9.4 |  |  | 8.7 |
| $ | 46.5 |  |  | $ | 46.1 |
Property, plant and equipment: |  |  |
Land | $ | 10.4 |  |  | $ | 10.6 |
Buildings | 78.3 |  |  | 75.5 |
Machinery and equipment | 324.5 |  |  | 305.7 |
Construction in progress | 17.8 |  |  | 19.6 |
| 431.0 |  |  | 411.4 |
Accumulated depreciation | (288.2 | ) |  | (269.5 | )
| $ | 142.8 |  |  | $ | 141.9 |
Other current liabilities: |  |  |
Compensation and benefits | $ | 32.7 |  |  | $ | 37.3 |
Customer rebates | 13.6 |  |  | 15.5 |
Interest | 8.2 |  |  | 12.0 |
Taxes other than income taxes | 4.6 |  |  | 5.0 |
Warranty | 2.4 |  |  | 2.8 |
Income taxes | 1.8 |  |  | 1.3 |
Restructuring | 1.0 |  |  | — |
Environmental | 0.1 |  |  | 0.2 |
Other | 6.2 |  |  | 6.5 |
| $ | 70.6 |  |  | $ | 80.6 |

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