Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Sales and operating results of reportable segments

The following tables reflect the sales and operating results of our reportable segments for the years ended September 30 (in millions):

	2013			2012			2011
Sales:
Architecture & Software	$	2,682.0		$	2,650.4		$	2,594.3
Control Products & Solutions	3,669.9			3,609.0			3,406.1
Total	$	6,351.9		$	6,259.4		$	6,000.4
Segment operating earnings:
Architecture & Software	$	759.4		$	714.4		$	670.4
Control Products & Solutions	477.4			449.5			378.4
Total	1,236.8			1,163.9			1,048.8
Purchase accounting depreciation and amortization	(19.3		)	(19.8		)	(19.8		)
General corporate-net	(97.2		)	(82.9		)	(78.4		)
Non-operating pension costs1	(78.5		)	(35.2		)	(23.5		)
Interest expense	(60.9		)	(60.1		)	(59.5		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	980.9		$	965.9		$	867.6

Summary of identifiable assets and the provision for depreciation and amortization and the amount of capital expenditures for property

The following tables summarize the identifiable assets at September 30 and the provision for depreciation and amortization and the amount of capital expenditures for property for the years ended September 30 for each of the reportable segments and Corporate (in millions):

	2013		2012		2011
Identifiable assets:
Architecture & Software	$	1,653.4	$	1,648.4	$	1,608.4
Control Products & Solutions	2,200.0		2,270.7		2,116.1
Corporate	1,991.2		1,717.4		1,560.4
Total	$	5,844.6	$	5,636.5	$	5,284.9
Depreciation and amortization:
Architecture & Software	$	68.1	$	61.6	$	60.0
Control Products & Solutions	57.7		57.1		51.4
Corporate	0.1		0.1		0.1
Total	125.9		118.8		111.5
Purchase accounting depreciation and amortization	19.3		19.8		19.8
Total	$	145.2	$	138.6	$	131.3
Capital expenditures for property:
Architecture & Software	$	31.5	$	24.6	$	28.1
Control Products & Solutions	52.8		55.3		38.2
Corporate	61.9		59.7		53.8
Total	$	146.2	$	139.6	$	120.1

Sales by geographic region

We conduct a significant portion of our business activities outside the United States. The following tables present sales and property by geographic region (in millions):

	Sales						Property
	2013		2012		2011		2013		2012		2011
United States	$	3,202.9	$	3,067.3	$	2,917.8	$	484.7	$	458.8	$	446.1
Canada	468.7		464.3		396.2		7.6		8.6		9.2
Europe, Middle East and Africa	1,284.9		1,280.6		1,267.6		43.0		41.6		42.6
Asia Pacific	851.9		942.4		910.6		39.1		39.4		36.8
Latin America	543.5		504.8		508.2		41.6		38.7		26.7
Total	$	6,351.9	$	6,259.4	$	6,000.4	$	616.0	$	587.1	$	561.4