Consolidated Statement of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Sales
Sales	$ 1,394.0	$ 1,665.1	$ 4,759.8	$ 4,964.6
Cost of sales
Cost of sales	(839.8)	(934.8)	(2,803.9)	(2,787.4)
Gross profit	554.2	730.3	1,955.9	2,177.2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(370.2)	(361.7)	(1,125.4)	(1,133.4)
Change in fair value of investments	175.5	(25.6)	101.7	(140.1)
Other income (expense)	0.4	5.2	(18.4)	12.1
Interest expense	(25.4)	(26.8)	(77.3)	(71.2)
Income before income taxes	334.5	321.4	836.5	844.6
Income tax provision	(20.3)	(60.0)	(77.0)	(156.9)
Net income	314.2	261.4	759.5	687.7
Net (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3.6)	0.0	(1.2)	0.0
Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation, Inc.	$ 317.8	$ 261.4	$ 760.7	$ 687.7
Earnings per share:
Basic (in usd per share)	$ 2.74	$ 2.22	$ 6.56	$ 5.77
Diluted (in usd per share)	$ 2.73	$ 2.20	$ 6.52	$ 5.73
Weighted average outstanding shares:
Basic (in shares)	115.7	117.6	115.8	119.0
Diluted (in shares)	116.4	118.6	116.5	120.0
Products and solutions
Sales
Sales	$ 1,249.7	$ 1,481.3	$ 4,264.6	$ 4,405.7
Cost of sales
Cost of sales	(744.8)	(819.3)	(2,478.7)	(2,425.3)
Services
Sales
Sales	144.3	183.8	495.2	558.9
Cost of sales
Cost of sales	$ (95.0)	$ (115.5)	$ (325.2)	$ (362.1)