Commitments and contingencies

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments and contingencies

22COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS

The Company leases certain buildings (including in New York and Charlotte (USA), Salzburg (Austria), and various other locations across the globe), vehicles, and IT equipment from unrelated third parties. The leases are non-cancellable and have terms of more than one year. Lease expense for the periods under report was as follows:

Lease Expense		Year ended
		September 30,
(In millions)		2015		2014		2013
Lease expense	$	16.1	$	17.5	$	16.4

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating lease agreements as of September 30, 2015 are as follows:

Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Non-cancelable Operating Leases		As of
		September 30,
(In millions)		2015		2014
Year ending September 30,
2015	$		$	8.9
2016		10.6		6.7
2017		8.3		3.8
2018		6.2		2.5
2019		3.8		3.3
2020		3.0		0.0
thereafter		2.6		2.1
Total future minimum lease payments	$	34.5	$	27.3

UNCONDITIONAL PURCHASE COMMITMENTS

As of September 30, 2015, the Company had unconditional purchase commitments of $35.2million(prior year period $20.0million), mainly for purchases of raw material and components, which are due over a period of from one to three years.

CONTINGENCIES

The Company may be involved in lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings, including patent andcommercial matters that arise in the ordinary course of business. At September 30, 2015, there are nosuch matters pending that the Company expects to be material in relation to its business, consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.