Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Nov. 10, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016
Document And Entity Information Abstract
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2016
Entity Registrant Name	Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000047518
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		65,715,483
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Public Float			$ 3.3
Trading Symbol	HRC