Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Apr. 27, 2015
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Hillenbrand, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001417398
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		62,929,118
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2