Financial Instruments (Carrying Amount and Cumulative Hedging Adjustment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020
Current portion of long-term debt
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Carrying amounts of hedged item	$ 404.2	$ 0.0
Cumulative hedging adjustment, included in carrying amount	4.4	0.0
Long-term debt
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Carrying amounts of hedged item	0.0	405.4
Cumulative hedging adjustment, included in carrying amount	$ 0.0	$ 5.7

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Amount of liability hedged in fair value hedging relationship.

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