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Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jul. 01, 2020	Jul. 01, 2019
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Minimum weighted-average cost of capital (as a percent)			8.00%	9.50%
Maximum weighted-average cost of capital (as a percent)			13.50%	13.00%
Terminal growth rate (as a percent)			3.00%	3.00%
Weighted- Average Life (in years)	14 years 8 months 12 days	14 years 8 months 12 days
Net	$ 33.5	$ 44.6
2021	5.3
2022	4.8
2023	3.4
2024	1.6
2025	$ 1.5
Distribution network
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted- Average Life (in years)	39 years 1 month 6 days	39 years 1 month 6 days
Net	$ 21.6	$ 23.1
JLG Industries Inc And Its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries Member
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Percentage of recorded goodwill and purchased intangibles concentrated within the JLG reporting unit in the access equipment segment (as a percent)			90.00%
Pierce \| Distribution network
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted- Average Life (in years)	40 years
Net	$ 21.2