Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Segment Information to Consolidated Financial Information

	Quarter Ended December 31
	2015			2014
Revenue:
North America	$	248.9		$	225.2
Surgical and Respiratory Care		120.6			126.3
International		93.7			113.5
Welch Allyn		198.0			-
Total revenue	$	661.2		$	465.0
Divisional income (loss):
North America	$	50.7		$	38.5
Surgical and Respiratory Care		13.3			19.4
International		(4.3	)		2.8
Welch Allyn		48.8			-
Other operating costs:
Non-allocated operating costs, administrative costs, and other		72.6			37.7
Special charges		7.1			3.7
Operating profit		28.8			19.3
Interest expense		(22.5	)		(3.2	)
Investment income and other, net		(0.5	)		0.9
Income before income taxes	$	5.8		$	17.0