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Certain Balance Sheet Information - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		8 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 08, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 08, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 09, 2016	Jun. 11, 2014
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt issuance cost							$ 18.3	$ 28.5
Amortization of debt discount					$ 0.6
New ABL Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt issuance cost		$ 6.8			6.8
New Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt issuance cost		18.5			18.5
Successor
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt issuance cost		25.3			25.3
Successor \| New ABL Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amortization of financing costs		0.1			0.1
Successor \| New Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amortization of financing costs		0.1			0.1
Predecessor \| New ABL Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amortization of financing costs	$ 0.6		$ 0.8	$ 2.1		$ 2.3
Predecessor \| New Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amortization of financing costs	$ 0.8		$ 1.0	$ 3.0		$ 3.1
Business Acquisition \| Predecessor
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt issuance cost		$ 9.3			$ 9.3