Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (USD $) In Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2009
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 697.8	$ 464.3	$ 220.7
Income from discontinued operations	(0.7)	(23.9)	(2.8)
Income from continuing operations	697.1	440.4	217.9
Adjustments to arrive at cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	96.5	95.7	101.7
Amortization of intangible assets	34.8	31.6	32.4
Share-based compensation expense	39.5	36.3	27.8
Retirement benefit expense	100.9	89.1	48.5
Pension trust contributions	(184.7)	(181.2)	(28.8)
Deferred income taxes	46.5	57.5	14.7
Net (gain) loss on dispositions of securities and property	(0.9)	5.5	4.4
Income tax benefit from the exercise of stock options	3.1	0.6	0.1
Excess income tax benefit from share-based compensation	(38.1)	(16.1)	(2.4)
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions, divestitures, and foreign currency adjustments:
Receivables	(207.2)	(131.7)	228.2
Inventories	(41.9)	(166.4)	127.5
Accounts payable	15.0	117.2	(101.1)
Compensation and benefits	16.9	143.9	(56.7)
Income taxes	49.2	(22.7)	(55.5)
Other assets and liabilities	17.0	(5.7)	(32.3)
Cash provided by operating activities	643.7	494.0	526.4
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(120.1)	(99.4)	(98.0)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(45.9)		(30.7)
Proceeds from sales of property and investments	5.1	10.4	8.8
Purchases of short-term investments			(8.4)
Other investing activities			(4.1)
Cash used for investing activities	(160.9)	(89.0)	(132.4)
Financing activities:
Net repayments of short-term debt			(100.0)
Cash dividends	(211.0)	(173.6)	(164.5)
Purchases of treasury stock (See Note 10 for non-cash financing activities)	(298.7)	(118.8)	(53.5)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options	174.0	35.2	11.3
Excess income tax benefit from the exercise of stock options	38.1	16.1	2.4
Other financing activities	(0.3)	(0.3)	(3.1)
Cash used for financing activities	(297.9)	(241.4)	(307.4)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(5.8)	6.8	(24.5)
Cash provided by continuing operations	179.1	170.4	62.1
Discontinued operations:
Cash used for discontinued operating activities	(3.6)	(0.8)	(0.5)
Cash used for discontinued operations	(3.6)	(0.8)	(0.5)
Increase in cash	175.5	169.6	61.6
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	813.4	643.8	582.2
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$ 988.9	$ 813.4	$ 643.8