Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Contingent Consideration

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Asset

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Contingent Consideration, Fair Value Disclosure

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Financing Receivable, Annual Interest Rate

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Financing Receivable, Annual Interest Rate Increase

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Financing Receivable, Term

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Financing Receivables, Initial Term

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Write-Off Of Contingent Consideration Receivable

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Amount of cash inflow (outflow) of investing activities of discontinued operations. Investing activity cash flows include making and collecting loans and acquiring and disposing of debt or equity instruments and property, plant, and equipment and other productive assets.

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Amount of cash inflow (outflow) of operating activities of discontinued operations. Operating activity cash flows include transactions, adjustments, and changes in value not defined as investing or financing activities.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in settlement of litigation and insurance claims. Excludes claims within an insurance entity's normal claims settlement process.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The amount recovered from insurance. These recoveries reduce costs and losses that are reported as a separate line item under operating expenses.

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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Financing receivables, initial term (in years)		3 years
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities from discontinued operations		$ 0.0	$ 3.6	$ (38.6)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities from discontinued operations		0.0	0.0	0.0
International Business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Vendor financing loan	$ 29.7
Financing loan term (in years)	7 years
Annual interest rate	5.00%
Annual interest rate increases	2.50%
Contingent consideration maximum payout	$ 23.8
Fair value of contingent consideration	$ 18.2
International Business \| Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Contingent consideration payout		6.0
Pre-tax charge		$ 12.2
Wild Bird Food
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Favorable adjustment to previously disclosed legal matter				22.5
Insurance reimbursement recoveries			$ 1.5	$ 13.4