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LEASES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Leases [Abstract]

Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Schedule and Weighted-average remaining lease term

Supplemental balance sheet information related to the Company’s leases was as follows:

			Balance Sheet Location						September 30, 2025						September 30, 2024
Operating leases:
Right-of-use assets			Other assets						$	256.3					$	265.4
Current lease liabilities			Other current liabilities						71.6						75.3
Non-current lease liabilities			Other liabilities						202.2						215.8
Total operating lease liabilities									$	273.8					$	291.1
Finance leases:
Right-of-use assets			Property, plant and equipment, net						$	11.7					$	15.2
Current lease liabilities			Current portion of debt						2.0						2.6
Non-current lease liabilities			Long-term debt						12.5						15.2
Total finance lease liabilities									$	14.5					$	17.8

Weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate for the Company’s leases were as follows:

						September 30, 2025						September 30, 2024
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years):
Operating leases						5.0						5.2
Finance leases						7.8						8.1
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases						7.0		%				5.9		%
Finance leases						4.6		%				4.7		%

Components of lease cost

Components of lease cost were as follows:

			Year Ended September 30,
			2025						2024						2023
Operating lease cost (a)			$	86.8					$	85.8					$	92.3
Variable lease cost			27.0						30.3						28.6
Finance lease cost
Amortization of right-of-use assets			2.6						2.6						3.0
Interest on lease liabilities			0.7						0.8						0.8
Total finance lease cost			$	3.3					$	3.4					$	3.8

(a)Operating lease cost includes amortization of right-of-use assets of $69.6, $70.4 and $81.0 for fiscal 2025, fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively. Short-term lease expense is excluded from operating lease cost and was $4.5, $6.1 and $6.6 for fiscal 2025, fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively.

Supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to the Company’s leases were as follows:

			Year Ended September 30,
			2025						2024						2023
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases, net			$	96.5					$	99.2					$	93.0
Operating cash flows from finance leases			0.7						0.8						0.8
Financing cash flows from finance leases			2.3						2.3						2.7
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases			$	61.9					$	77.0					$	90.4
Finance leases			0.4						3.4						—

Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities by Fiscal Year Schedule

Maturities of lease liabilities by fiscal year for the Company’s leases as of September 30, 2025 were as follows:

Year						Operating Leases						Finance Leases
2026						$	87.5					$	2.6
2027						65.8						2.4
2028						55.6						2.0
2029						40.6						1.7
2030						25.6						1.7
Thereafter						51.3						7.0
Total lease payments						326.4						17.4
Less: Imputed interest						(52.6)						(2.9)
Total lease liabilities						$	273.8					$	14.5

Maturities of Finance Lease Liabilities by Fiscal Year Schedule

Maturities of lease liabilities by fiscal year for the Company’s leases as of September 30, 2025 were as follows:

Year						Operating Leases						Finance Leases
2026						$	87.5					$	2.6
2027						65.8						2.4
2028						55.6						2.0
2029						40.6						1.7
2030						25.6						1.7
Thereafter						51.3						7.0
Total lease payments						326.4						17.4
Less: Imputed interest						(52.6)						(2.9)
Total lease liabilities						$	273.8					$	14.5

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Tabular disclosure of undiscounted cash flows of finance lease liability. Includes, but is not limited to, reconciliation of undiscounted cash flows to finance lease liability recognized in statement of financial position.

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