Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Segment Information to Consolidated Financial Information

	Quarter Ended June 30						Year to Date Ended June 30
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Revenue:
Patient Support Systems	$	354.7		$	361.0		$	1,052.8		$	1,054.9
Front Line Care	227.1			192.7			639.9			598.2
Surgical Solutions	107.3			101.7			312.7			296.1
Total revenue	$	689.1		$	655.4		$	2,005.4		$	1,949.2
Divisional income:
Patient Support Systems	$	62.8		$	65.0		$	174.1		$	168.0
Front Line Care	56.4			47.5			160.3			143.2
Surgical Solutions	8.7			10.6			26.0			30.9
Other operating costs:
Non-allocated operating costs, administrative costs, and other	52.7			51.2			156.7			173.8
Special charges	34.8			13.7			43.7			31.5
Operating profit	40.4			58.2			160.0			136.8
Interest expense	(23.8		)	(23.0		)	(65.2		)	(68.2		)
Investment income and other, net	(0.5		)	0.1			(2.1		)	0.6
Income before income taxes	$	16.1		$	35.3		$	92.7		$	69.2