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INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Provision (Benefit) For Income Taxes Allocated to Continuing Operations

The provision (benefit) for income taxes allocated to continuing operations consisted of the following:

			Year Ended September 30,
			2021						2020						2019
Current:
Federal			$	113.7					$	104.3					$	169.3
State			31.6						25.3						20.3
Foreign			2.7						0.3						4.2
Total Current			148.0						129.9						193.8
Deferred:
Federal			9.1						(1.6)						(40.6)
State			1.5						(2.0)						(5.4)
Foreign			1.2						(2.6)						(2.9)
Total Deferred			11.8						(6.2)						(48.9)
Income tax expense from continuing operations			$	159.8					$	123.7					$	144.9

The Domestic and Foreign Components of Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

The domestic and foreign components of income from continuing operations before income taxes were as follows:

			Year Ended September 30,
			2021						2020						2019
Domestic			$	670.2					$	483.7					$	554.7
Foreign			6.9						26.9						26.9
Income from continuing operations before income taxes			$	677.1					$	510.6					$	581.6

Reconciliation of the Federal Corporate Income Tax Rate and the Effective Tax Rate

A reconciliation of the federal corporate income tax rate and the effective tax rate on income from continuing operations before income taxes is summarized below:

			Year Ended September 30,
			2021						2020						2019
Statutory income tax rate			21.0		%				21.0		%				21.0		%
Effect of foreign operations			(0.1)						(0.7)						0.3
State taxes, net of federal benefit			3.9						3.5						1.8
Effect of other permanent differences			(1.1)						—						(0.2)
Research and Experimentation and other federal tax credits			(0.2)						(0.3)						(0.3)
Effect of tax contingencies			—						0.1						1.9
Other			0.1						0.6						0.4
Effective income tax rate			23.6		%				24.2		%				24.9		%

Components of Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities

Deferred income taxes arise from temporary differences between financial reporting and tax reporting bases of assets and liabilities, and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards for tax purposes. The components of the deferred income tax assets and liabilities were as follows:

			September 30,
			2021						2020
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS
Lease liabilities			$	71.0					$	37.0
Accrued liabilities			65.6						63.0
Inventories			16.8						15.1
Foreign tax credit carryovers			14.9						17.2
Net operating loss carryovers			14.2						14.7
Accounts receivable			8.5						5.9
Postretirement benefits			0.9						6.5
Other			4.1						7.2
Gross deferred tax assets			196.0						166.6
Valuation allowance			(32.3)						(33.8)
Total deferred tax assets			163.7						132.8
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES
Intangible assets			(73.3)						(65.6)
Lease right-of-use assets			(69.6)						(35.9)
Property, plant and equipment			(55.8)						(52.7)
Outside basis difference in equity investments			(7.2)						—
Other			(5.6)						(3.8)
Total deferred tax liabilities			(211.5)						(158.0)
Net deferred tax liability			$	(47.8)					$	(25.2)

Reconciliation of the Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

			Year Ended September 30,
			2021						2020						2019
Balance at beginning of year			$	30.2					$	29.5					$	13.9
Additions for tax positions of the current year			0.3						0.3						13.8
Additions for tax positions of prior years			6.1						4.5						4.4
Reductions for tax positions of prior years			(5.9)						(2.4)						(1.7)
Settlements with tax authorities			0.2						0.3						(0.7)
Expiration of statutes of limitation			(6.8)						(2.0)						(0.2)
Balance at end of year			$	24.1					$	30.2					$	29.5

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