Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

Total Debt
30 September		2016		2015
Short-term borrowings	$	935.8	$	1,494.3
Current portion of long-term debt		371.3		435.6
Long-term debt		4,918.1		3,949.1
Total Debt	$	6,225.2	$	5,879.0

Schedule of Short-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Short-term Borrowings
30 September		2016		2015
Bank obligations	$	133.1	$	234.3
Commercial paper		802.7		1,260.0
Total Short-term Borrowings	$	935.8	$	1,494.3

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

Long-term Debt
30 September		Fiscal Year Maturities		2016		2015
Payable in U.S. Dollars
	Debentures
	8.75%	2021	$	18.4	$	18.4
	Medium-term Notes (weighted average rate)
	Series D 7.3%	2016		-		32.1
	Series E 7.6%	2026		17.2		17.2
	Senior Notes
	Note 2.0%	2016		-		350.0
	Note 1.2%	2018		400.0		400.0
	Note 4.375%	2019		400.0		400.0
	Note 3.0%	2022		400.0		400.0
	Note 2.75%	2023		400.0		400.0
	Note 3.35%	2024		400.0		400.0
	Versum Financing
	Senior Note 5.5%	2024		425.0		-
	Term Loan B 3.346%	2023		575.0		-
	Other (weighted average rate)
	Variable-rate industrial revenue bonds .68%	2035 to 2050		769.9		769.9
	Other 1.3%	2018 to 2019		25.7		35.0
Payable in Other Currencies
	Eurobonds 4.625%	2017		337.0		335.2
	Eurobonds 2.0%	2020		337.0		335.2
	Eurobonds 1.0%	2025		337.0		335.2
	Eurobonds .375%	2021		393.2		-
	Other 4.4%	2016 to 2022		53.0		161.0
Capital Lease Obligations
	United States 5.0%	2018		.5		.7
	Foreign 11.3%	2017 to 2036		9.7		1.1
Less: Unamortized Discount				(9.2)		(6.3)
Total Long-term Debt				5,289.4		4,384.7
Less: Current portion of long-term debt				(371.3)		(435.6)
Long-term Debt			$	4,918.1	$	3,949.1

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Maturities of long-term debt in each of the next five years and beyond are as follows:
2017	$	371.3
2018		419.4
2019		406.6
2020		353.4
2021		416.9
Thereafter		3,321.8
Total	$	5,289.4