Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 02, 2011	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 02, 2011
Net sales	$ 1,173.5	$ 1,129.6	$ 1,384.7	$ 1,359.8
Cost of sales	710.5	665.6	896.9	845.9
Cost of sales - product registration and recall matters	0.2	1.3	0.2	2.1
Gross profit	462.8	462.7	487.6	511.8
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	237.0	216.2	360.0	359.4
Impairment, restructuring and other charges	5.6	0	8.2	0
Product registration and recall matters	3.3	1.2	3.6	2.1
Other income, net	(1.3)	(0.3)	(2.2)	(0.8)
Income from operations	218.2	245.6	118.0	151.1
Interest expense	17.9	13.8	33.2	23.3
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	200.3	231.8	84.8	127.8
Income tax expense from continuing operations	73.1	83.2	31.5	45.9
Income from continuing operations	127.2	148.6	53.3	81.9
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	29.0	0	27.8
Net income	$ 127.2	$ 177.6	$ 53.3	$ 109.7
Basic income per common share:
Income from continuing operations, US dollars per share	$ 2.09	$ 2.26	$ 0.88	$ 1.24
Income from discontinued operations, US dollars per share	$ 0	$ 0.44	$ 0	$ 0.42
Basic income per common share, US dollars per share	$ 2.09	$ 2.70	$ 0.88	$ 1.66
Weighted-average common shares outstanding during the period, shares	60.9	65.8	60.6	66.1
Diluted income per common share:
Income from continuing operations, US dollars per share	$ 2.05	$ 2.20	$ 0.86	$ 1.21
Income from discontinued operations, US dollars per share	$ 0	$ 0.43	$ 0.00	$ 0.41
Diluted income per common share, US dollars per share	$ 2.05	$ 2.63	$ 0.86	$ 1.62
Weighted-average common shares outstanding during the period plus dilutive potential common shares, shares	62.0	67.6	61.7	67.7
Dividends declared per common share, US dollars per share	$ 0.30	$ 0.25	$ 0.60	$ 0.50