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Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Selected Supplemental Balance Sheet Information [Table Text Block] | ental balance sheet information is presented below.
| March 31, |  | September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014
| (in millions)
Inventories: |  |  |
Purchased components and raw material | $ | 76.5 |  |  | $ | 72.0 |
Work in process | 39.7 |  |  | 34.5 |
Finished goods | 107.1 |  |  | 91.5 |
| $ | 223.3 |  |  | $ | 198.0 |
Property, plant and equipment: |  |  |
Land | $ | 9.4 |  |  | $ | 9.6 |
Buildings | 77.3 |  |  | 78.0 |
Machinery and equipment | 340.7 |  |  | 332.9 |
Construction in progress | 16.7 |  |  | 18.7 |
| 444.1 |  |  | 439.2 |
Accumulated depreciation | (299.4 | ) |  | (292.9 | )
| $ | 144.7 |  |  | $ | 146.3 |
Other current liabilities: |  |  |
Compensation and benefits | $ | 27.9 |  |  | $ | 39.5 |
Customer rebates | 9.1 |  |  | 16.9 |
Taxes other than income taxes | 4.3 |  |  | 4.7 |
Warranty | 2.5 |  |  | 2.6 |
Environmental | 2.2 |  |  | 0.1 |
Income taxes | — |  |  | 0.7 |
Interest | 0.8 |  |  | 10.7 |
Restructuring | 0.2 |  |  | 0.9 |
Other | 5.6 |  |  | 6.1 |
| $ | 52.6 |  |  | $ | 82.2 |
Gross liabilities for unrecognized income tax benefits | $ | 2.6 |  |  | $ | 2.7 |

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