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Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 OMFSP USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 OMFSP USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2009 OMFSP USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 RiRent USD ($) Year	Sep. 30, 2010 RiRent USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2009 RiRent USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 RiRent EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other. USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 Other. USD ($)
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates, Accounted under equity method
Ownership percentage of investee under equity method (as a percent)			50.00%			50.00%
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	$ 31.8	$ 30.4	$ 13.4	$ 12.9		$ 10.9	$ 11.1			$ 7.5	$ 6.4
Sales to equity investee			0.2	9.5	14.7	6.5	4.2	4.4
Proportion of contribution in equity funds for new equipment purchases by each partner (as a percent)			50.00%
Equity portion in cost of equipment, low end of range (as a percent)			4.00%
Equity portion in cost of equipment, high end of range (as a percent)			8.00%
Down payment made by customers, low end of range (as a percent)			2.00%
Down payment made by customers, high end of range (as a percent)			6.00%
Estimated useful life of equipment (in years)						5
Bank credit facility									€ 15.0
Equity to asset ratio required to be maintained under bank credit facility (as a percent)						30.00%
Overall equity to asset ratio (as a percent)						72.90%