Restructuring and related charges (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Summarization of Restructuring and Related Charges

The following table summarizes restructuring and related charges incurred by the Global Expense Rationalization Initiatives and the Global Cost Reduction Initiatives, as well as other initiatives which were not significant, for the year ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012 and where those charges are classified in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations:



	Year ended September 30,
	2013		2012		2011		Charges Since Inception		Expected Future Charges		Total Projected Costs		Expected Completion Date
Initiatives:
Global Expense Rationalization	$	11.3	$	—	$	—	$	11.3	$	4.2	$	15.5	September 30, 2015
Global Cost Reduction	16.4		18.7		25.5		99.4		3.0		102.4		January 31, 2015
Other	6.3		0.9		3.1
	$	34.0	$	19.6	$	28.6

Classification:
Consumer products cost of goods sold	$	10.0	$	9.8	$	7.8
Selling, acquisition, operating and general expenses	24.0		9.8		20.8
	$	34.0	$	19.6	$	28.6

Restructuring, Impairment, and Other Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

The following table summarizes restructuring and related charges incurred by type of charge and where those charges are classified in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations:



	Year ended September 30,
	2013			2012		2011
Costs included in cost of goods sold:
Global Expense Rationalization Initiatives:
Termination benefits	$	—		$	—	$	—
Other associated benefits	—			—		—
Global Cost Reduction Initiatives:
Termination benefits	0.2			2.9		1.7
Other associated benefits	3.3			6.9		5.9
HHI Business and other restructuring initiatives:
Termination benefits	0.2			—		—
Other associated benefits	6.3			—		0.2
Total included in cost of goods sold	10.0			9.8		7.8
Costs included in selling, acquisition, operating and general expenses:
Global Expense Rationalization Initiatives:
Termination benefits	10.3			—		—
Other associated benefits	1.1			—		—
Global Cost Reduction Initiatives:
Termination benefits	6.3			3.1		10.2
Other associated benefits	6.4			5.8		7.8
HHI Business and other restructuring initiatives:
Termination benefits	—			—		0.9
Other associated benefits	(0.1		)	0.9		1.9
Total included in selling, acquisition, operating and general expenses:	24.0			9.8		20.8
Total restructuring and related charges	$	34.0		$	19.6	$	28.6

Summarization of Remaining Accrual Balance Associated with Initiatives and Activity

The following table summarizes the remaining accrual balance associated with the initiatives and the activity during the year ended September 30, 2013:



	Accrual Balance at September 30, 2012		Provisions		Cash Expenditures			Non-Cash Items			Accrual Balance at September 30, 2013		Expensed as Incurred (a)
Global Expense Rationalization Initiatives:
Termination benefits	$	—	$	9.0	$	(2.1	)	$	0.4		$	7.3	$	1.3
Other costs	—		—		—			—			—		1.0
	—		9.0		(2.1		)	0.4			7.3		2.3
Global Cost Reduction Initiatives:
Termination benefits	3.3		5.3		(3.7		)	$	—		4.9		1.3
Other costs	1.1		0.5		(1.2		)	—			0.4		9.3
	4.4		5.8		(4.9		)	—			5.3		10.6
Other initiatives	2.2		6.0		(0.5		)	(3.6		)	4.1		0.3
	$	6.6	$	20.8	$	(7.5	)	$	(3.2	)	$	16.7	$	13.2

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(a)	Consists of amounts not impacting the accrual for restructuring and related charges.