Segment Reporting (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 710.5	$ 678.9	$ 1,380.2	$ 1,316.3
Operating profit	46.1	63.6	98.2	119.6
Special charges	36.9	3.1	50.4	8.9
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
Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit			113.1	104.0
Non-Allocated operating costs, administrative and other	60.2	56.4
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	710.5	678.9	1,380.2	1,316.3
Operating Segments [Member] | Patient Support Systems [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	355.0	362.9	689.4	698.1
Operating profit	67.2	63.2	120.6	111.3
Operating Segments [Member] | Front Line Care [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	237.9	211.0	462.5	412.8
Operating profit	60.5	50.7	115.9	103.9
Operating Segments [Member] | Surgical Solutions [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	117.6	105.0	228.3	205.4
Operating profit	$ 15.5	$ 9.2	$ 25.2	$ 17.3