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CONTINGENCIES (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
CONTINGENCIES  
Product Warranty Disclosure
Product Warranties
The majority of our products are generally covered by a warranty for periods ranging from 90 to 180 days. We estimated accrued warranty costs in the table below based on historical trends in product failure rates and expected costs to provide warranty services.

Six Months Ended March 31,
 
2014
  
2013
 
Beginning balance
 
$
4.4
  
$
4.2
 
Reduction for payments made
  
(2.3
)
  
(3.4
)
Accrual for new warranties issued
  
2.7
   
5.0
 
Adjustments for pre-existing warranties
  
(1.4
)
  
(1.5
)
Ending balance
 
$
3.4
  
$
4.3