Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule Of Change In Benefit Obligation And Fair Value Of Plan Assets, Statement Of Funded Status, And Amounts Recognized In The Consolidated Balance Sheet

		Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
		2012			2011			2012			2011
Change in benefit obligation
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	250.5		$	221.4		$	36.9		$	32.7
Service cost		2.6			2.5			.1			-
Interest cost		11.5			11.7			1.7			1.7
Actuarial loss		23.6			26.0			(.8	)		3.6
Benefits paid		(10.7	)		(11.1	)		(1.3	)		(1.4	)
Medicare reimbursements		-			-			.2			.2
Acquisitions		-			-			.7			-
Currency translation		-			-			-			.1
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	277.5		$	250.5		$	37.5		$	36.9
Change in fair value of plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	228.8		$	204.7		$	-		$	-
Actual return on plan assets		39.4			16.0			-			-
Employer contributions		.7			19.2			1.1			1.2
Medicare reimbursements		-			-			.2			.2
Benefits paid		(10.7	)		(11.1	)		(1.3	)		(1.4	)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	258.2		$	228.8		$	-		$	-
Funded status	$	(19.3	)	$	(21.7	)	$	(37.5	)	$	(36.9	)
Amounts recognized in assets or liabilities
Other current liabilities	$	(.6	)	$	(.6	)	$	(2.1	)	$	(2.1	)
Other liabilities		(18.7	)		(21.1	)		(35.4	)		(34.8	)
Net amount recognized	$	(19.3	)	$	(21.7	)	$	(37.5	)	$	(36.9	)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other
comprehensive loss
Net actuarial loss	$	83.1		$	98.4		$	5.9		$	18.3
Prior service cost		-			-			.1			.2
Total	$	83.1		$	98.4		$	6.0		$	18.5
Weighted-average assumptions used to
determine benefit obligation
Discount rate		4.10	%		4.77	%		4.03	%		4.61	%
Rate of compensation increase		3.00	%		3.00	%		3.00	%		3.00	%

Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

		Pension Benefits									Other Benefits
		2012			2011			2010			2012			2011			2010
Components of net periodic benefit cost
Service cost	$	2.6		$	2.5		$	2.4		$	.1		$	-		$	.1
Interest cost		11.5			11.7			11.9			1.7			1.7			1.7
Expected return on plan assets		(19.6	)		(17.2	)		(14.7	)		-			-			-
Recognized net actuarial loss		6.5			4.6			3.5			.3			.1			-
Recognized prior service cost		-			-			-			.1			.1			-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1.0		$	1.6		$	3.1		$	2.2		$	1.9		$	1.8
Weighted-average assumptions used to
determine net benefit cost
Discount rate		4.62	%		5.40	%		6.00	%		4.81	%		5.40	%		6.00	%
Rate of compensation increase		3.00	%		3.25	%		3.25	%		3.00	%		3.25	%		3.25	%
Changes in plan assets and benefit obligation
recognized in other comprehensive income
Net loss (gain)	$	3.8		$	27.2		$	13.0		$	(.8	)	$	3.6		$	2.9
Recognized loss		(6.5	)		(4.6	)		(3.5	)		(.2	)		(.1	)		-
Prior service cost		-			-			-			(.1	)		-			.3
Effect of separation of Post		(12.6	)		-			-			(11.3	)		-			-
Total recognized in other comprehensive
income (before tax effects)	$	(15.3	)	$	22.6		$	9.5		$	(12.4	)	$	3.5		$	3.2

Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets

	Target	Percentage of Plan Assets
	Allocation	as of September 30,
	2013	2012		2011
Asset category:
Equity securities	45%-55%	51	%	49	%
Fixed income securities	35%-45%	38	%	42	%
Real assets	5%-15%	8	%	7	%
Other	2%-5%	3	%	2	%
		100	%	100	%
Passive index funds		78	%	78	%

Pension Plan Assets Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis

		September 30, 2012								September 30, 2011
		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Mutual funds:
Equities	$	132.6	$	-	$	132.6	$	-	$	111.1	$	-	$	111.1	$	-
Fixed income		98.8		-		98.8		-		95.5		-		95.5		-
Real assets		20.5		-		20.5		-		16.4		-		16.4		-
		251.9		-		251.9		-		223.0		-		223.0		-
Cash and cash equivalents		.4		-		.4		-		.5		.5		-		-
Partnership/joint
venture interests		6.6		-		-		6.6		5.2		-		-		5.2
	$	258.9	$	-	$	252.3	$	6.6	$	228.7	$	.5	$	223.0	$	5.2

Changes In Fair Value Of Partnership/Joint Venture Interests

		September 30,
		2012		2011
Balance, beginning of year	$	5.2	$	4.5
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized)		1.0		1.0
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements, net		.4		(.3	)
Balance, end of year	$	6.6	$	5.2

Schedule Of Changes In Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation

		Increase		Decrease
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation	$	2.5	$	(2.4	)
Effect on total service and interest cost	$	.1	$	(.1	)

Schedule Of Expected Future Benefit Payments

												2018-
		2013		2014		2015		2016		2017		2022
Pension benefits	$	11.6	$	12.2	$	12.8	$	13.7	$	14.0	$	84.6
Other benefits	$	2.3	$	2.3	$	2.4	$	2.4	$	2.5	$	13.3
Subsidy receipts	$	.2	$	.2	$	.2	$	.2	$	.2	$	1.2

Schedule Of Multiemployer Plans

Pension

Expiration Date

Protection Act

FIP/RP Status

Contributions

Sur-

of Collective-

EIN/Pension

Zone Status

Pending/

by Ralcorp

charge

Bargaining

Pension Fund

Plan Number

2012

2011

Implemented

2012

2011

2010

Imposed

Agreement

Bakery & Confectionery

Union & Industry

Internat'l Pension Fund

52-6118572, 001

Red

Green

RP Pending

$

1.9

$

.3

$

.3

Yes

(1)

NCF&O National

Pension Fund (2)

52-6085445, 003

Yellow

Yellow

FIP Implemented

.9

.8

.8

No

November 19, 2015

RWDSU International

Pension Plan

63-0708442, 001

Green

Green

No

.3

-

-

No

June 16, 2013

Central States, Southeast

and Southwest Areas

Pension Fund

36-6044243, 001

Red

Red

RP Implemented

.2

-

-

No

March 23, 2013

$

3.3

$

1.1

$

1.1

(1) Ralcorp is party to three collective-bargaining agreements that require contributions to the Bakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension Fund. The three current agreements expire December 8, 2012, May 18, 2013, and July 23, 2016.

(2) For the plan years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, contributions by Ralcorp represented more than 5% the total contributions, as listed in the plan's Forms 5500.