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Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Dec. 31, 2016
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events Subsequent to December 31, 2016, we signed a definitive agreement to acquire Mortara Instrument, Inc., a privately held leader in diagnostic cardiology and patient monitoring solutions, technologies and devices, for $330 million in cash. The acquisition will expand Hill-Rom’s diagnostic cardiology franchise, complement and enhance the Company’s presence in vital signs monitoring, and is expected to accelerate revenue growth and be immediately accretive to earnings. The acquisition is expected to close in Hill-Rom’s second quarter of fiscal 2017 and the Company intends to fund the acquisition with its existing credit facility and the issuance of new debt instruments. Subsequent to December 31, 2016, we announced our intent to close our Puchheim, Germany facility as part of our Site Consolidation program. We expect to incur costs with respect to this action, however, it is not practicable to estimate the amount of expected costs at this time.