Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 27, 2017
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Hillenbrand, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001417398
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
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		63,692,587
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1