Consolidated Statement of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Sales
Sales	$ 1,968.7	$ 1,848.2	$ 5,634.1	$ 5,189.6
Cost of sales
Cost of sales	(1,166.3)	(1,083.8)	(3,418.5)	(3,011.3)
Gross profit	802.4	764.4	2,215.6	2,178.3
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(442.0)	(436.9)	(1,318.0)	(1,232.8)
Change in fair value of investments	(5.2)	43.3	(138.3)	624.6
Other (expense) income	19.8	(34.9)	(1.0)	20.1
Interest expense	(30.8)	(22.4)	(90.5)	(68.3)
Income before income taxes	344.2	313.5	667.8	1,521.9
Income tax benefit (provision)	(49.4)	(44.5)	(84.7)	(252.2)
Net income	294.8	269.0	583.1	1,269.7
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3.1)	(2.3)	(10.2)	(9.9)
Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation, Inc.	$ 297.9	$ 271.3	$ 593.3	$ 1,279.6
Earnings per share:
Basic (in usd per share)	$ 2.56	$ 2.34	$ 5.10	$ 11.01
Diluted (in usd per share)	$ 2.55	$ 2.32	$ 5.06	$ 10.91
Weighted average outstanding shares:
Basic (in shares)	116.0	116.0	116.1	116.0
Diluted (in shares)	116.5	117.0	116.9	117.1
Retained earnings
Cost of sales
Net income				$ 1,279.6
Products and solutions
Sales
Sales	$ 1,768.4	$ 1,664.7	$ 5,063.6	4,658.0
Cost of sales
Cost of sales	(1,042.7)	(962.7)	(3,061.8)	(2,665.2)
Services
Sales
Sales	200.3	183.5	570.5	531.6
Cost of sales
Cost of sales	$ (123.6)	$ (121.1)	$ (356.7)	$ (346.1)