ACQUISITIONS (Acquisition of Welch Allyn) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 08, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of entity, net of cash acquired		$ 25.3	$ 1,638.7	$ 239.5
Fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Goodwill		1,584.4	1,610.5	399.8
Consideration:
Fair value of common stock issued			416.3
Cash payment, net of cash acquired		25.3	1,638.7	$ 239.5
Term Loans [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from new borrowings		1,800.0
Senior Notes [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from new borrowings		425.0
Welch Allyn Holdings, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of entity	$ 1,686.8
Purchase price of entity, net of cash acquired	$ 1,633.1
Number of shares issued for acquisition	8,133,722
Purchase price adjustment		$ (23.7)
Combined purchase price	$ 2,049.4
Fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Trade receivables	62.9
Inventory	110.5
Other current assets	53.8
Property, plant, and equipment	91.5
Goodwill	1,179.8
Other noncurrent assets	26.5
Current liabilities	(166.1)
Noncurrent deferred income taxes	(309.0)
Other noncurrent liabilities	(24.8)
Total purchase price	2,049.4
Consideration:
Fair value of common stock issued	416.3
Cash payment, net of cash acquired	1,633.1
Total consideration	2,049.4
Pro Forma Information:
Total revenues			638.0
Impact to net income			$ (59.0)
Welch Allyn Holdings, Inc. [Member] | Trade Name [Member]
Fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Intangible assets (Indefinite Lived)	434.0
Welch Allyn Holdings, Inc. [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Intangible assets (Finite Lived)	516.8
Useful lives assigned to intangibles:
Weighted-average useful life		12 years
Welch Allyn Holdings, Inc. [Member] | Developed Technology [Member]
Fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Intangible assets (Finite Lived)	54.0
Useful lives assigned to intangibles:
Weighted-average useful life		7 years
Welch Allyn Holdings, Inc. [Member] | Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Intangible assets (Finite Lived)	$ 19.5