Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Dec. 31, 2018

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Segment sales and profitability for the quarters ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, are presented below:


	For the Quarter Ended December 31,
		2020		2019
Net Sales
Americas		$	586.6	$	514.5
International		262.0		222.3
Total net sales		$	848.6	$	736.8
Segment Profit
Americas		$	155.9	$	129.2
International		59.8		52.2
Total segment profit		$	215.7	$	181.4

General corporate and other expenses (1)		(24.0)		(24.9)
Global marketing expense (2)		(9.4)		(6.1)
Research and development expense - Adjusted (3)		(7.5)		(8.5)
Amortization of intangible assets		(15.5)		(13.8)
Acquisition and integration costs (4)		(18.3)		(19.3)

Interest expense		(47.3)		(46.8)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(5.7)		(4.2)
Other items, net - Adjusted (5)		(0.7)		0.9
Total earnings before income taxes		$	87.3	$	58.7

(1) Included in SG&A in the Consolidated (Condensed) Statement of Earnings and Comprehensive Income.

(2) Global marketing expense for the quarters ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 includes $4.9 and $2.9 recorded in SG&A, respectively, and $4.5 and $3.2 recorded in Advertising and sales promotion expense, respectively, in the Consolidated (Condensed) Statement of Earnings and Comprehensive Income.

(3) Research and development expense for the quarters ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 includes $0.1 and $0.4, respectively, of acquisition and integration costs which have been reclassified for purposes of the reconciliation above.

(4) Acquisition and integration costs were included in the following lines in the Consolidated (Condensed) Statement of Earnings and Comprehensive Income:


	For the Quarter Ended December 31,
		2020		2019

Cost of products sold		$	7.7	$	6.9
Selling, general and administrative expense		10.4		11.1
Research and development expense		0.1		0.4

Other items, net		0.1		0.9
Total acquisition and integration costs		$	18.3	$	19.3

(5) Other items, net for the quarters ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 on the Consolidated (Condensed) Statement of Earnings and Comprehensive Income included acquisition related costs of $0.1 and $0.9, respectively, which has been reclassified for purposes of the reconciliation above.

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated


Total Assets	December 31, 2020		September 30, 2020
Americas	$	1,124.2	$	1,238.0
International	713.5		668.5
Total segment assets	$	1,837.7	$	1,906.5
Corporate	117.0		106.8
Restricted cash	—		790.0
Goodwill and other intangible assets	2,974.4		2,925.0

Total assets	$	4,929.1	$	5,728.3