This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 25
-Paragraph 23
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Acquisitions - Transaction Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
GENEWIZ
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs	$ 6.5	$ 3.8
Tec-Sem Group AG
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs	0.9
4titude Limited
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs	$ 1.1
PBMMI and Novare
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs		0.3
PBMMI and Novare \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs		0.1
Cool Lab, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs		$ 0.4