FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) (USD $)			3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012 HemoCue [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Recurring Basis [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Recurring Basis [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Recurring Basis [Member] Interest Rate Swaps [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Recurring Basis [Member] Interest Rate Swaps [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Recurring Basis [Member] Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Recurring Basis [Member] Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Recurring Basis [Member] Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets / Liabilities, Level 1 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Recurring Basis [Member] Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets / Liabilities, Level 1 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Recurring Basis [Member] Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets / Liabilities, Level 1 [Member] Interest Rate Swaps [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Recurring Basis [Member] Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets / Liabilities, Level 1 [Member] Interest Rate Swaps [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Recurring Basis [Member] Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets / Liabilities, Level 1 [Member] Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Recurring Basis [Member] Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets / Liabilities, Level 1 [Member] Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Recurring Basis [Member] Significant Other Observable Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Recurring Basis [Member] Significant Other Observable Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Recurring Basis [Member] Significant Other Observable Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Interest Rate Swaps [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Recurring Basis [Member] Significant Other Observable Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Interest Rate Swaps [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Recurring Basis [Member] Significant Other Observable Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Recurring Basis [Member] Significant Other Observable Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Recurring Basis [Member] Significant Unobservable Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Recurring Basis [Member] Significant Unobservable Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Recurring Basis [Member] Significant Unobservable Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Interest Rate Swaps [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Recurring Basis [Member] Significant Unobservable Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Interest Rate Swaps [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Recurring Basis [Member] Significant Unobservable Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Recurring Basis [Member] Significant Unobservable Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Foreign Currency Forward Contracts [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Nonrecurring Basis [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Nonrecurring Basis [Member] Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets / Liabilities, Level 1 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Nonrecurring Basis [Member] Significant Other Observable Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Nonrecurring Basis [Member] Significant Unobservable Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets held-for-sale, at carrying value			$ 390,000,000
Long-lived assets held for sale fair value disclosure, before estimated costs to sell			317,000,000
Derivative instruments, assets						830,000	56,520,000	403,000	180,000									830,000	56,520,000	403,000	180,000
Assets, fair value disclosure				79,146,000	125,208,000					52,283,000	46,926,000					26,251,000	77,636,000					612,000	646,000
Trading securities				52,283,000	46,926,000					52,283,000	46,926,000
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies	25,018,000	20,936,000		25,018,000	20,936,000											25,018,000	20,936,000
Available-for-sale equity securities				612,000	646,000																	612,000	646,000
Deferred compensation liabilities				82,218,000	71,688,000											82,218,000	71,688,000
Derivative instruments, liabilities								3,129,000	1,648,000											3,129,000	1,648,000
Fair value of debt	3,800,000,000	4,400,000,000
Amount exceeding or below of carrying value of debt	481,000,000	387,000,000
Net assets held-for-sale			312,000,000																									311,734,000	0	311,734,000	0
Loss on impairment	78,000,000		78,000,000																									77,951,000
Estimated costs to sell assets held for sale			5,000,000
Liabilities, fair value disclosure				$ 85,347,000	$ 73,336,000											$ 85,347,000	$ 73,336,000