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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Credit Losses for Financing Receivables, Current [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes information concerning our allowance for credit losses.
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (in millions)
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 4.5 |  |  | $ | 3.9 |  |  | $ | 3.8 |
Provision charged to expense | 0.3 |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | 0.2 |
Balances written off, net of recoveries | (0.8 | ) |  | — |  |  | (0.2 | )
Other | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |
Balance at end of year | $ | 4.1 |  |  | $ | 4.5 |  |  | $ | 3.9 |
Schedule of Reserves for Excess and Obsolete Inventory | The following table summarizes information concerning our inventory valuation reserves.
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (in millions)
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 4.6 |  |  | $ | 4.4 |  |  | $ | 4.8 |
Provision charged to expense | 2.0 |  |  | 2.1 |  |  | 1.4 |
Inventory disposed | (2.1 | ) |  | (2.1 | ) |  | (1.8 | )
Other | (0.1 | ) |  | 0.2 |  |  | — |
Balance at end of year | $ | 4.4 |  |  | $ | 4.6 |  |  | $ | 4.4 |
Schedule of Product Warranty Liability | Activity in accrued warranty, reported as part of both other current liabilities and other noncurrent liabilities, is presented below.
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (in millions)
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 2.0 |  |  | $ | 2.9 |  |  | $ | 2.4 |
Warranty expense | 12.3 |  |  | 5.3 |  |  | 5.1 |
Warranty payments | (5.8 | ) |  | (6.2 | ) |  | (4.6 | )
Balance at end of year | $ | 8.5 |  |  | $ | 2.0 |  |  | $ | 2.9 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability, including the beginning balance of the aggregate product warranty liability, the aggregate reductions in that liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) under the warranty, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to product warranties issued during the reporting period, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to preexisting warranties (including adjustments related to changes in estimates), and the ending balance of the aggregate product warranty liability. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68068213&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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