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Fair Value of Financial Instruments Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Assets and Liabilities Carrying at Fair Value on Recurring Basis |
| September 30, 2017 |  | September 30, 2016
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Fair Value |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Fair Value
Derivative Assets | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1.5 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1.5 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.2 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.2 |
Derivative Liabilities | — |  |  | 3.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 3.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.7 |
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities not Measured at Fair Value | Financial Assets and Liabilities Not Measured at Fair Value The carrying amount, estimated fair value and the level of the fair value hierarchy of the Company’s financial instrument assets and liabilities which are not measured at fair value in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets are summarized as follows:
| September 30, 2017
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount
Total debt | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,839.0 |  |  | $ | 92.0 |  |  | $ | 5,931.0 |  |  | $ | 5,705.1 |
| September 30, 2016
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount
Asset-based loans, included in prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 33.3 |  |  | $ | 33.3 |  |  | $ | 33.3 |
Total debt | — |  |  | 5,639.9 |  |  | 121.9 |  |  | 5,761.8 |  |  | 5,465.6 |
The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, receivables and payables approximate fair value due to their short duration and, accordingly, they are not presented in the tables above. The fair value of debt set forth above is generally based on quoted or observed market prices.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66048111&loc=d3e19190-110258 + Details
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