Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting, Measurement Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Summarized financial information for our segments is presented below.

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in millions)
Net sales, excluding intersegment sales:
Mueller Co.	$	182.6		$	165.8		$	465.2		$	444.5
Anvil	93.3			93.8			277.6			263.8
	$	275.9		$	259.6		$	742.8		$	708.3
Intersegment sales:
Mueller Co.	$	1.5		$	2.1		$	5.3		$	6.7
Anvil	0.1			—			0.1			0.1
	$	1.6		$	2.1		$	5.4		$	6.8
Operating income (loss):
Mueller Co.	$	23.9		$	22.6		$	36.8		$	40.9
Anvil	9.9			9.5			27.5			21.8
Corporate	(8.1		)	(7.4		)	(22.1		)	(22.2		)
	$	25.7		$	24.7		$	42.2		$	40.5
Depreciation and amortization:
Mueller Co.	$	11.3		$	11.8		$	34.1		$	35.7
Anvil	3.6			3.7			10.7			10.9
Corporate	0.1			0.2			0.4			0.6
	$	15.0		$	15.7		$	45.2		$	47.2
Restructuring:
Mueller Co.	$	0.7		$	0.2		$	1.9		$	1.2
Anvil	—			0.1			0.2			1.2
Corporate	—			—			(0.1		)	—
	$	0.7		$	0.3		$	2.0		$	2.4
Capital expenditures:
Mueller Co.	$	4.8		$	4.1		$	12.0		$	11.0
Anvil	2.6			1.8			7.5			4.4
Corporate	—			—			—			0.5
	$	7.4		$	5.9		$	19.5		$	15.9