CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 66.0	$ 52.0
Trade receivables, net	206.1	205.0
Receivables from long-term manufacturing contracts	125.2	125.8
Inventories	151.6	153.1
Deferred income taxes	0.0	23.9
Prepaid expenses	28.2	18.2
Other current assets	16.5	22.3
Total current assets	593.6	600.3
Property, plant, and equipment, net	150.4	152.5
Intangible assets, net	523.9	541.5
Goodwill	647.5	634.3
Other assets	41.1	31.1
Total Assets	1,956.5	1,959.7
Current Liabilities
Trade accounts payable	158.0	135.7
Liabilities from long-term manufacturing contracts and advances	132.3	78.6
Current portion of long-term debt	18.8	13.8
Accrued compensation	66.9	57.3
Deferred income taxes	0.0	22.8
Other current liabilities	135.7	125.5
Total current liabilities	511.7	433.7
Long-term debt	446.9	595.1
Accrued pension and postretirement healthcare	129.6	232.7
Deferred income taxes	75.7	22.6
Other long-term liabilities	26.7	29.4
Total Liabilities	1,190.6	1,313.5
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock, no par value (63.8 and 63.7 shares issued, 63.1 and 63.0 shares outstanding)	0.0	0.0
Additional paid-in capital	349.9	348.7
Retained earnings	507.1	433.3
Treasury stock (0.7 and 0.7 shares)	(24.4)	(19.9)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(81.2)	(129.8)
Hillenbrand Shareholders’ Equity	751.4	632.3
Noncontrolling interests	14.5	13.9
Total Shareholders’ Equity	765.9	646.2
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 1,956.5	$ 1,959.7

The aggregate of amounts due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or one operating cycle, if longer), for goods or services that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business and an amount representing an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the entity (holder) a definite sum of money at a future date within one year of the balance sheet, reduced to their estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection and net of any write-downs taken for collection uncertainty on the part of the holder, respectively.

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