Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Segment Information to Consolidated Financial Information

	Quarter Ended March 31						Year to Date Ended March 31
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Revenue:
Patient Support Systems	$	355.0		$	362.9		$	689.4		$	698.1
Front Line Care	237.9			211.0			462.5			412.8
Surgical Solutions	117.6			105.0			228.3			205.4
Total revenue	$	710.5		$	678.9		$	1,380.2		$	1,316.3
Divisional income:
Patient Support Systems	$	67.2		$	63.2		$	120.6		$	111.3
Front Line Care	60.5			50.7			115.9			103.9
Surgical Solutions	15.5			9.2			25.2			17.3
Other operating costs:
Non-allocated operating costs, administrative costs, and other	60.2			56.4			113.1			104.0
Special charges	36.9			3.1			50.4			8.9
Operating profit	46.1			63.6			98.2			119.6
Interest expense	(24.2		)	(21.9		)	(47.3		)	(41.4		)
Investment income and other, net	(0.4		)	(0.4		)	1.4			(1.6		)
Income before income taxes	$	21.5		$	41.3		$	52.3		$	76.6