Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Early repayment of debt	$ 0	$ 23.2
Net income (loss)	10.8	13.2
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to income (loss) from continuing operations:
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(10.6)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	10.8	2.6
Depreciation	13.5	15.0
Amortization	15.0	14.8
Asset impairment	1.5	0
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	1.4
Stock-based compensation expense	3.7	3.9
Deferred income taxes	4.0	1.3
Retirement plans	0.6	2.1
Other, net	0.9	1.3
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Receivables	(10.2)	(10.8)
Inventories	1.1	(17.5)
Other current assets and other noncurrent assets	0.7	0.8
Accounts payable and other liabilities	(34.0)	(18.5)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	7.6	(3.6)
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(18.3)	(14.9)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	(0.2)
Proceeds from sales of assets	0.3	0.1
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(18.0)	(15.0)
Financing activities:
Dividends paid	(5.6)	(5.5)
Common stock issued	1.8	1.1
Shares retained for employee taxes	(3.1)	(1.5)
Payment of deferred financing fees	0	(0.7)
Other	1.3	2.0
Net cash used in financing activities	(5.6)	(27.8)
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash	(2.5)	(1.0)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Discontinued Operations [Abstract]
Operating activities	0	(2.2)
Investing activities	0	4.5
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	0	2.3
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(18.5)	(45.1)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	123.6	83.0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 105.1	$ 37.9