Background and Basis of Presentation (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) country $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of countries in which Edgewell operates | country	20
Number of countries with retail operations | country	50
Repayments of Revolving Credit Facility	$ 125,000,000.0	$ 141,000,000.0
Number of Reportable Segments | country	3
Cost of products sold	$ 291,200,000	279,500,000
Segment profit	26,100,000	31,900,000
Earnings before income taxes	6,000,000.0	17,000,000.0
Income tax provision	1,200,000	4,600,000
Net earnings	$ 4,800,000	$ 12,400,000
Basic net earnings per share | $ / shares	$ 0.10	$ 0.24
Diluted net earnings per share | $ / shares	$ 0.09	$ 0.24
Gross Profit	$ 197,700,000	$ 189,600,000
Net sales	488,900,000	469,100,000
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	28,300,000	52,000,000.0
Supplier Finance Program, Obligation	24.0		$ 21.8
Accounts Payable, Current	(197,500,000)		(194,400,000)
Other, net	$ (106,100,000)	(126,500,000)
Restatement Adjustment
Cost of products sold		(600,000)
Segment profit		600,000
Earnings before income taxes		600,000
Income tax provision		100,000
Net earnings		$ 500,000
Basic net earnings per share | $ / shares		$ 0.01
Diluted net earnings per share | $ / shares		$ 0.01
Gross Profit		$ 600,000
Net sales		0
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent		500,000
Accounts Payable, Current			$ 8,500,000
Other, net		(500,000)
Previously Reported
Cost of products sold		280,100,000
Segment profit		31,300,000
Earnings before income taxes		16,400,000
Income tax provision		4,500,000
Net earnings		$ 11,900,000
Basic net earnings per share | $ / shares		$ 0.23
Diluted net earnings per share | $ / shares		$ 0.23
Gross Profit		$ 189,000,000.0
Net sales		469,100,000
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent		51,500,000
Other, net		$ (126,000,000.0)