Supplemental Operations and Cash Flow Information (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Operations Statement and Cash Flow Information

SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATIONS STATEMENT AND CASH FLOW INFORMATION

	Year Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2018
Advertising and promotion expenses (a)	$	33.0	$	19.9	$	33.2
Repair and maintenance expenses	0.6		0.4		0.3
Research and development expenses	9.4		7.6		8.1
Interest paid (b)	48.8		—		—
Income taxes paid (c)	10.1		0.3		1.0

(a)As a result of the adoption of ASU 2014-09, certain payments to customers totaling $7.6 in the year ended September 30, 2019 previously classified as advertising and promotion expenses were classified as net sales. For additional information, see Note 2.

(b)The Company held no debt during the periods prior to the IPO. For additional information, see Note 14.

(c)Income taxes paid for the periods prior to the IPO related only to the Company’s international operations, as all U.S. federal and state tax payments prior to the IPO were made by Post and were a component of “Net parent investment” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets