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Goodwill and Intangibles (Tables) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] |
| Amortizable Life
| Minimum |  | Maximum
Customer relationships | 2 |  | 20
Technology Assets | 5 |  | 18
Trade names | 5 |  | 13
Amortization of intangibles | $ 23.6 | $ 23.6
Summary of Definite Lived Intangible Assets | A summary of the changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill and intangible assets are as follows:
|  |  | Intangible Assets
| Goodwill |  | Indefinite Lived |  | Definite Lived |  | Total
Balance at September 30, 2016 | $ | 2,478.4 |  |  | $ | 1,473.5 |  |  | $ | 899.0 |  |  | $ | 2,372.5 |
Additions | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 0.8 |
Periodic amortization | — |  |  | — |  |  | (23.6 | ) |  | (23.6 | )
Effect of translation | (13.9 | ) |  | (13.9 | ) |  | (7.9 | ) |  | (21.8 | )
Balance at December 31, 2016 | $ | 2,464.5 |  |  | $ | 1,459.6 |  |  | $ | 868.3 |  |  | $ | 2,327.9 |
| December 31, 2016 |  | September 30, 2016
| Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Customer relationships | $ | 973.3 |  |  | $ | (313.2 | ) |  | $ | 660.1 |  |  | $ | 984.8 |  |  | $ | (302.9 | ) |  | $ | 681.9 |
Technology assets | 237.8 |  |  | (102.3 | ) |  | 135.5 |  |  | 237.2 |  |  | (96.7 | ) |  | 140.5 |
Trade names | 165.7 |  |  | (93.0 | ) |  | 72.7 |  |  | 165.7 |  |  | (89.1 | ) |  | 76.6 |
| $ | 1,376.8 |  |  | $ | (508.5 | ) |  | $ | 868.3 |  |  | $ | 1,387.7 |  |  | $ | (488.7 | ) |  | $ | 899.0 |
Summary of Amortization Expense of Definite Lived Intangible Assets | Amortization expense for definite lived intangible assets for the three months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was $23.6 and was included in “Selling, acquisition, operating and general expenses” within the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Excluding the impact of any future acquisitions or change in foreign currency, the Company estimates annual amortization expense of amortizable intangible assets for the next five fiscal years will be as follows:
Fiscal Year |  | Estimated Amortization Expense
2017 |  | $ | 91.9 |
2018 |  | 85.7 |
2019 |  | 85.4 |
2020 |  | 85.2 |
2021 |  | 81.9 |

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