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Business Acquisitions - Identifiable finite-lived intangible assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			12 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2016	Oct. 02, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period			$ 96.4
ABEL Pumps LP and Abel GmbH & Co. KG
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		$ 36.0
Fair Values		58.0
ABEL Pumps LP and Abel GmbH & Co. KG \| Customer relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair Values		41.0
ABEL Pumps LP and Abel GmbH & Co. KG \| Technology, including patents
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair Values		9.0
ABEL Pumps LP and Abel GmbH & Co. KG \| Backlog
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair Values		$ 3.0
Red Valve Company, Inc. [Member] [Domain]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	$ 59.0
Fair Values	61.0
Red Valve Company, Inc. [Member] [Domain] \| Customer relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair Values	48.0
Red Valve Company, Inc. [Member] [Domain] \| Technology, including patents
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair Values	8.0
Red Valve Company, Inc. [Member] [Domain] \| Backlog
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair Values	$ 1.0