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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Revenue Recognition
Revenue Recognition. Refer to Note 3. for disclosures regarding our revenues.
Share-based Compensation
Stock-based Compensation. Compensation expense for stock-based awards granted to employees and directors is based on the fair value at the grant dates for our stock-settled share awards and is based on the fair value at each reporting date for our cash-settled share awards. Stock-based compensation expense is included within Selling, general and administrative expense within our consolidated statements of operations. Refer to Note 10. for more information regarding our stock-based compensation.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents. All highly liquid investments with maturities of 90 days or less when purchased are classified as cash equivalents. Where there is no right of offset against cash balances, outstanding checks are included in Accounts payable.
Receivables
Receivables, net. Receivables are amounts due from customers. To reduce credit risk, credit investigations are generally performed prior to accepting orders from new customers and, when necessary, we require letters of credit, bonds or other instruments to ensure payment.
We present trade receivables net of customer discounts and an allowance for credit losses. Our consolidated statements of operations reflect the measurement of credit losses for newly recognized trade receivables, as well as the expected increases or decreases of expected credit losses that have taken place during the period. When we determine a specific trade receivable will not be collected, we charge off the uncollectible amount against the allowance. Our periodic evaluations of expected credit losses are based upon our judgments regarding prior collection experience, specific customer creditworthiness, other current conditions, and forecasts of current economic trends within the industries we serve that may affect the collectability of the reported amounts. Significantly weaker than anticipated industry or economic conditions could impact our customers’ ability to pay such that actual credit losses may be greater than the amounts provided for in this allowance.
Inventory Supplies, Policy Maintenance and repair supplies and tooling. Maintenance and repair supplies and tooling is included in Other current assets and Other noncurrent assets. Costs for perishable tools and maintenance items are expensed when put into service. Costs for more durable items are amortized over their estimated useful lives, ranging from 3 to 10 years.
Inventories
Inventories, net. Inventories are recorded at the lower of first-in, first-out method cost or estimated net realizable value. We evaluate our inventory in terms of excess and obsolete exposures. This evaluation includes such factors as anticipated usage, inventory turnover, inventory levels and ultimate product sales value. Inventory cost includes an overhead component that is affected by levels of production and actual costs incurred. We periodically evaluate the effects of production levels and costs capitalized as part of Inventories, net.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment, net. Property, plant and equipment is recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets once the asset is ready for its intended use and placed in service. Estimated useful lives are 10 to 20 years for land improvements, 10 to 40 years for
buildings and 3 to 20 years for machinery and equipment. Leasehold improvements and capitalized leases are depreciated using the straight-line method over the lesser of the useful life of the asset or the remaining lease term. Gains and losses upon disposition are reflected in operating results in the period of disposition.
Direct internal and external costs to implement computer systems and software for internal use are capitalized. Capitalized costs are depreciated over the estimated useful life of the system or software, generally six years, beginning when the system or software is ready for its intended use.
Liabilities are recognized at fair value for asset retirement obligations related to plant and landfill closures in the period in which they are reasonably estimable and the carrying amounts of the related long-lived assets are correspondingly adjusted. Over time, the liabilities are accreted to their estimated future values. At September 30, 2024, and 2023, asset retirement obligations were $4.2 million.
Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets. We test indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill for impairment annually or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate impairment is possible. We perform our annual impairment testing at September 1. We amortize finite-lived intangible assets over their respective estimated useful lives and review for impairment if events or circumstances indicate impairment is possible. Refer to Note 5. for information regarding our goodwill impairment testing.
Workers Compensation
Workers’ Compensation. Our exposure to workers’ compensation claims is generally limited to $0.8 million per incident. Liabilities, including those related to claims incurred but not reported, are recorded principally using periodic valuations based on discounted future expected payments and using historical data combined with insurance industry data when historical data is limited. Our gross workers’ compensation liabilities were $10.4 million as of September 30, 2024, and we expect to recover $6.5 million in insurance and reimbursements which is included as a receivable in Other current assets and Other noncurrent assets. As of September 30, 2023, our gross worker’s compensation liability was $9.9 million and our insurance receivable was $4.6 million.
Warranty Costs Warranty Costs. We accrue for costs to repair and/or replace products pursuant to the terms of our assurance warranties. These costs include labor, materials, equipment, freight and reasonable overhead costs. We accrue for the estimated cost of product warranties at the time of sale if such costs are determined to be probable and reasonably estimable at that time. We monitor and analyze our warranty experience and costs periodically and revise our warranty accruals as necessary. Factors considered in our accrual analyses include warranty terms, specific claim situations, general incurred and projected failure rates, the nature of product failures, product and labor costs, and general business conditions.
Deferred Financing Fees
Deferred Financing Costs. Costs to obtain debt are deferred and amortized to expense over the term of the underlying debt agreement. When an amendment to the underlying debt or a prepayment occurs, the remaining cost and the period over which the financing costs are amortized are reassessed.
Deferred financing costs are offset against the underlying long-term debt in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Deferred financing costs under agreements that do not have outstanding debt such as our asset-based lending agreement (“ABL”), and in other instances, such as our NMTC transaction, are included in Other noncurrent assets consistent with the term of the instrument. Deferred financing costs of $4.5 million at September 30, 2024, include: $3.2 million related to the 4.0% Senior Unsecured Notes (“4.0% Senior Notes”), $1.1 million related to the ABL and $0.2 million related to the NMTC transaction which are amortized on a straight-line basis. These amounts are amortized over the remaining term of the respective debt using the effective interest method or on a straight-line basis. Refer to Note 7. for disclosures related to our borrowing arrangements.
Income Taxes
Income Taxes. Deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Such assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statement basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities, using tax rates in effect for the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is provided when, based upon the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
We record tax benefits for positions that management believes are more likely than not of being sustained under audit based solely on the technical merits of the associated tax position. The amount of tax benefit recognized for any position that meets the more-likely-than-not threshold is the largest amount of the tax benefit that we believe is greater than 50% likely of being realized.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Act”) subjects us to tax on global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) earned by certain of our foreign subsidiaries. The Act states that we can make an accounting policy election to either recognize deferred taxes for temporary differences expected to reverse as GILTI in future years or provide for the tax expense related to GILTI in the year the tax is incurred. We have elected to recognize the tax on GILTI in the period the tax is incurred.
Environmental Expenditures
Environmental Expenditures. We capitalize environmental expenditures that increase the life or efficiency of noncurrent assets or that reduce or prevent environmental contamination. We accrue for environmental expenses resulting from existing conditions that relate to past operations when the costs are probable and reasonably estimable. We are indemnified for certain environmental liabilities that existed as of August 16, 1999 under an agreement with a predecessor to Tyco. Refer to Note 15. for additional disclosures regarding our environmental liabilities.
Research and Development
Research and Development. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
Advertising Advertising. Advertising costs are expensed as incurred.
Translation of Foreign Currency
Translation of Foreign Currency. Foreign reporting entities are remeasured into local currencies with the effect reflected in the consolidated statements of operations. Assets and liabilities of our businesses whose functional currencies are not denominated in the United States dollar are translated into United States dollars using currency exchange rates at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at average currency exchange rates during the period. Foreign currency translation gains and losses are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in earnings as incurred.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements and Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2019-12, "Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes” (“ASU 2019-12”). ASU 2019-12 simplifies the accounting for income taxes by clarifying and amending existing guidance related to the recognition of franchise tax, the evaluation of a step up in the tax basis of goodwill, and the effects of enacted changes in tax laws or rates in the effective tax rate computation, among other clarifications. ASU 2019-12 is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within that fiscal year, with early adoption permitted. We adopted this standard on October 1, 2021 and there was no material impact to our financial statements.
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, "Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting" (“ASU 2020-04”). ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendments apply only to contracts and hedging relationships that reference the London Inter Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or another reference rate expected to be discontinued due to reference rate reform. ASU 2020-04 is effective from March 12, 2020; however, the standard may be adopted prospectively from a date within an interim period subsequent to March 12, 2020. We adopted this standard on October 1, 2021, and there was no material impact to our financial statements.
Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07 “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”). ASU 2023-07 requires public business entities that disclose information on their reportable segments to provide additional information on their significant expense categories and “other segment items,” which represent the difference between segment revenue less significant segment expense and a segment’s measure of profit or loss. A description of “other segment items” is also required. Further, certain segment related disclosures that were limited to annual disclosure are now required at interim periods. Finally, public business entities are required to disclose the title and position of their Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and explain how the CODM uses the reported measures of profit or loss to assess segment performance. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Upon adoption, ASU 2023-07 should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods. We do not expect ASU 2023-07 to have a material impact on our financial statement and related disclosures.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09 “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Tax Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 requires public business entities to disclose a tabular rate reconciliation utilizing percentages and reporting currency in specific categories with certain reconciling items at or above the specified 5% threshold to improve the transparency and comparability of disclosures. Additionally, entities are required to disclose the year-to-date amount of income taxes paid, net of refunds received, disaggregated by federal (national), state, and foreign jurisdictions. Disclosure of all individual jurisdictions where income taxes paid, net of refunds received, is 5% or more of the total is also required. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. Upon adoption, ASU 2023-09 should be applied on a prospective basis while retrospective application is permitted. We do not expect ASU 2023-09 to have a material impact on our financial statements and related disclosures.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03 “Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses” (“ASU 2024-03”). ASU 2024-03 requires public business entities to disclose disaggregated information about certain income statement expense line items. These expenses include purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation and intangible asset amortization for each income statement line item that contains these expenses. Additionally, specified expenses, gains or losses that are currently required to be disclosed must now be included in the disaggregated income statement expense line item disclosures and any remaining amounts should be described qualitatively. There is also a requirement to separately disclose total selling expenses and provide a definition of those expenses. This guidance is effective for effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Upon adoption, ASU 2024-03 should be applied on a prospective basis while retrospective application is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact ASU 2024-03 will have on our financial statements and related disclosures.

Recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Final Rules

In March 2024, the SEC issued final rules on the enhancement and standardization of climate-related disclosures. The rules require registrants to disclose certain climate-related information, including Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions and other climate-related topics, in registration statements and annual reports. Additionally, the rules require disclosure in the notes to the financial statements of the effects of severe weather events and other natural conditions, subject to materiality thresholds. The rules are effective on a phased-in timeline in fiscal years beginning in 2025. In April 2024, due to legal challenges to the rule, the SEC voluntarily stayed implementation of the final rules. We are currently evaluating the impact the rules may have on our disclosures.
Lessee, Leases Leases. Refer to Note 4. for information regarding our leases.