Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Segment Information to Consolidated Financial Information

	Quarter Ended March 31						Year to Date Ended March 31
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Revenue:
Patient Support Systems	$	362.9		$	352.2		$	698.1		$	693.9
Front Line Care	211.0			185.3			412.8			405.5
Surgical Solutions	105.0			95.1			205.4			194.4
Total revenue	$	678.9		$	632.6		$	1,316.3		$	1,293.8
Divisional income:
Patient Support Systems	$	63.3		$	58.9		$	111.3		$	103.0
Front Line Care	51.3			42.9			103.9			95.7
Surgical Solutions	9.3			10.4			17.3			20.3
Other operating costs:
Non-allocated operating costs, administrative costs, and other	57.2			51.7			104.0			122.6
Special charges	3.1			10.7			8.9			17.8
Operating profit	63.6			49.8			119.6			78.6
Interest expense	(21.9		)	(22.7		)	(41.4		)	(45.2		)
Investment income and other, net	(0.4		)	1.0			(1.6		)	0.5
Income before income taxes	$	41.3		$	28.1		$	76.6		$	33.9