Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Apr. 23, 2018
Document And Entity Information Abstract
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2018
Entity Registrant Name	Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000047518
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		66,277,670
Trading Symbol	HRC