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Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities [Abstract] |
Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities | “Accounts payable and other current liabilities” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following:
| September 30,
| 2017 |  | 2016
Accounts payable | $ | 373.1 |  |  | $ | 316.0 |
Other current liabilities | 125.8 |  |  | 103.7 |
Accrued wages and salaries | 55.4 |  |  | 101.8 |
Accrued interest | 78.0 |  |  | 68.3 |
Total accounts payable and other current liabilities | $ | 632.3 |  |  | $ | 589.8 |

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