Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Segment Information to Consolidated Financial Information

	Quarter Ended December 31
	2016			2015
Revenue:
Patient Support Systems	$	335.2		$	341.7
Front Line Care	201.8			220.2
Surgical Solutions	100.4			99.3
Total revenue	$	637.4		$	661.2
Divisional income:
Patient Support Systems	$	48.0		$	44.1
Front Line Care	52.6			52.8
Surgical Solutions	8.0			9.9
Other operating costs:
Non-allocated operating costs, administrative costs, and other	46.8			70.9
Special charges	5.8			7.1
Operating profit	56.0			28.8
Interest expense	(19.5		)	(22.5		)
Investment income and other, net	(1.2		)	(0.5		)
Income before income taxes	$	35.3		$	5.8