Shareholders' Equity

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Shareholders' Equity [Abstract]

Shareholders' Equity

NOTE 18 – SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

     In fiscal 2011, 12,248 shares were forfeited back to the Company in satisfaction of required taxes to be withheld by federal, state, and local governments in connection with the vesting of employee restricted stock awards. During fiscal 2010, the Company repurchased 2,000,000 shares of its common stock at a total cost of $115.5.

     The Company has not issued any shares of preferred stock. The terms of any series of preferred stock (including but not limited to the dividend rate, voting rights, convertibility into other Company securities, and redemption) may be set by the Company's Board of Directors.

     At September 30, 2011, accumulated other comprehensive loss included a $21.3 net loss on cash flow hedging instruments after taxes and $75.9 in net postretirement benefit liability adjustments after taxes (see Note 17), partially offset by an $16.5 foreign currency translation adjustment. At September 30, 2010, accumulated other comprehensive loss included a $2.6 net loss on cash flow hedging instruments after taxes and $53.7 in net postretirement benefit liability adjustments after taxes, partially offset by a $20.4 foreign currency translation adjustment.

     On May 4, 2011, the Company's Board of Directors declared a dividend distribution of one preferred stock purchase right (Right) for each outstanding share of the Company's common stock. Each Right entitles a shareholder to purchase from the Company one one-ten thousandth of a share of Series E Junior Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, at an exercise price of $200 per share subject to antidilution adjustments. The Rights, however, become exercisable only at the time a person or group acquires, or commences a public tender offer for, 10% or more of the Company's common stock. If an acquiring person or group acquires 10% or more of the Company's common stock, each Right would entitle the holder to acquire such number of shares of the Company's common stock as shall equal the result obtained by multiplying the then current purchase price by the number of one one-ten thousandths of a share of preferred stock for which a Right is then exercisable and dividing that product by 50% of the then current per share market price of the Company's common stock. In the event that the Company merges with, or transfers 50% or more of its assets or earning power to, any person or group after the Rights become exercisable, each Right would entitle the holders to receive such number of shares of the acquiring company's common stock as shall be equal to the result obtained by multiplying the then current purchase price by the number of one one-ten thousandths of a share of preferred stock for which a Right is then exercisable and dividing that product by 50% of the then current market price per share of the common stock of the acquiring company on the date of such merger or other business combination transaction. The Rights can be redeemed by the Board of Directors at $.001 per Right. The redemption of the Rights may be made effective at such time, on such basis, in such form, and with such conditions as the Board of Directors in its sole discretion may establish. Immediately upon any redemption of the Rights, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate and the only right of the holders of the Rights will be to receive the redemption price. The Rights expire on May 4, 2014.