Discontinued Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of Operating Results and Assets and Liabilities of Discontinued Operation

The following table details income from discontinued operations, net of tax, on the consolidated income statements for fiscal year 2017:

							Total
	Performance			Energy-from-			Discontinued
Year Ended 30 September 2017	Materials			Waste(A)			Operations
Sales		$254.8			$—			$254.8
Cost of sales	182.3			13.8			196.1
Selling and administrative	22.5			.7			23.2
Research and development	5.1			—			5.1
Other income (expense), net	.3			(2.0		)	(1.7		)
Operating Income (Loss)	45.2			(16.5		)	28.7
Equity affiliates’ income	.3			—			.3
Income (Loss) Before Taxes	45.5			(16.5		)	29.0
Income tax benefit(B)	(50.8		)	(5.7		)	(56.5		)
Income (Loss) From Operations of Discontinued Operations, net of tax	96.3			(10.8		)	85.5
Gain (Loss) on disposal of business, net of tax(C)	1,827.6			(47.1		)	1,780.5
Income (Loss) From Discontinued Operations, net of tax		$1,923.9			($57.9	)		$1,866.0

^(A)  The loss from operations of discontinued operations for EfW primarily related to costs incurred for ongoing project exit activities, administrative costs, and land lease obligations.

^(B)  As a result of the expected gain on the sale of PMD, we released valuation allowances related to capital loss and net operating loss carryforwards primarily during the first quarter of 2017 that favorably impacted our income tax provision within discontinued operations by approximately $69.

^(C) 

After-tax gain on sale of $1,827.6 included expense for income tax reserves for uncertain tax positions of $28.0 gross ($21.0 net) in various jurisdictions.