Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jul. 24, 2017
Document And Entity Information Abstract
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Entity Registrant Name	Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000047518
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		65,880,728
Trading Symbol	HRC