STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME (USD $) In Millions, except Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Net Revenues
Capital sales	$ 1,198.2	$ 1,119.0	$ 996.6
Rental revenues	436.1	472.7	473.0
Total revenues	1,634.3	1,591.7	1,469.6
Cost of Revenues
Cost of goods sold	690.4	606.8	548.6
Rental expenses	189.2	203.6	204.4
Total cost of revenues	879.6	810.4	753.0
Gross Profit	754.7	781.3	716.6
Research and development expenses	66.9	63.8	58.3
Selling and administrative expenses	496.4	502.0	474.6
Litigation (credit) charge (Note 13)	(3.6)	47.3	(21.2)
Impairment of goodwill and other intangibles (Note 3)	8.0
Special charges (Note 8)	18.2	1.4	13.2
Operating Profit	168.8	166.8	191.7
Interest expense	(6.5)	(8.5)	(8.7)
Investment income and other, net	1.2	1.4	(0.1)
Income Before Income Taxes	163.5	159.7	182.9
Income tax expense (Note 9)	42.7	26.2	56.9
Net Income	120.8	133.5	126.0
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		0.2	0.7
Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders	$ 120.8	$ 133.3	$ 125.3
Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders per Common Share - Basic	$ 1.94	$ 2.11	$ 1.99
Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders per Common Share - Diluted	$ 1.94	$ 2.09	$ 1.97
Dividends per Common Share	$ 0.49	$ 0.43	$ 0.41
Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic (thousands) (Note 10)	62,120	63,164	62,934
Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted (thousands) (Note 10)	62,361	63,899	63,739