Inventories

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

7. INVENTORIES

The components of inventories are as follows:

	31 March		30 September
	2016		2015
Finished goods	$	474.7	$	494.9
Work in process		38.1		34.4
Raw materials, supplies and other		229.6		229.3
	$	742.4	$	758.6
Less: Excess of FIFO cost over LIFO cost		(92.6)		(100.8)
Inventories	$	649.8	$	657.8

First-in, first-out (FIFO) cost approximates replacement cost.