Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Jan. 22, 2019
Document And Entity Information Abstract
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 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	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		66,663,683
Trading Symbol	HRC
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	false