Shareowners' Equity

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Shareowners' Equity [Abstract]

Shareowners' Equity

10. Shareowners’ Equity

Common Stock

At September 30, 2011, the authorized stock of the Company consisted of one billion shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, and 25 million shares of preferred stock, without par value. In 2009, we retired 35 million shares of common stock that we held in our treasury. These shares are now designated as authorized and unissued. At September 30, 2011, 13.9 million shares of common stock were reserved for various incentive plans.

Changes in outstanding common shares are summarized as follows (in millions):

	2011			2010			2009
Beginning balance		141.7			142.1			143.2
Treasury stock purchases		(4.0	)		(2.2	)		(1.7	)
Shares delivered under incentive plans		4.2			1.8			0.6
Ending balance		141.9			141.7			142.1

During September 2011, we repurchased 30,000 shares of common stock for $1.7 million that did not settle until October 2011. During September 2010, we repurchased 19,700 shares of common stock for $1.2 million that did not settle until October 2010. These outstanding purchases were recorded in accounts payable at September 30, 2011 and 2010.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of (in millions):

	September 30,
	2011			2010
Unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit plan liabilities (Note 12)	$	(1,033.6	)	$	(854.9	)
Accumulated currency translation adjustments		35.5			12.1
Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges		5.2			1.3
Unrealized gains on investment securities		—			0.3
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(992.9	)	$	(841.2	)