Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of Guarantors (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 139,488	$ 198,561	$ 315,136	$ 393,335
Accounts receivable, net	175,701	171,670
Inventories	853,226	739,952
Deferred income taxes	28,915	23,637
Other current assets	78,824	78,579
Total current assets	1,276,154	1,212,399
Property, plant and equipment, net	597,202	571,529
Goodwill	1,163,282	1,260,802	1,220,315
Other intangible assets, net	1,791,592	1,960,352
Other assets	49,492	68,234
Total assets	4,877,722	5,073,316
Current liabilities:
Current portion long-term debt	261	376
Accounts payable	227,877	259,060
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	221,056	219,766
Total current liabilities	449,194	479,202
Long-term debt, net of current portion	2,158,087	2,158,405
Deferred income taxes	707,962	751,419
Other liabilities	53,386	59,451
Total liabilities	3,368,629	3,448,477
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholder's equity:
Common stock
Capital in excess of par	1,561,014	1,556,926
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings	(22,718)	81,497
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(29,203)	(13,584)	(18,594)
Total stockholder's equity	1,509,093	1,624,839	1,705,232	1,536,895
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity	4,877,722	5,073,316
Reportable Legal Entities | Parent Company
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	77,550	81,356	183,661	261,098
Intercompany	30,425	34,549
Other current assets	19,932	19,033
Total current assets	127,907	134,938
Property, plant and equipment, net	95,022	88,612
Other assets	41,286	61,218
Intercompany loan receivable	2,497,343	2,480,760
Investments in subsidiaries	2,037,163	2,180,814
Total assets	4,798,721	4,946,342
Current liabilities:
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	34,282	38,407
Total current liabilities	34,282	38,407
Intercompany loan payable	1,060,793	1,091,982
Long-term debt, net of current portion	2,157,500	2,157,500
Deferred income taxes	22,280	14,151
Other liabilities	14,773	19,463
Total liabilities	3,289,628	3,321,503
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholder's equity:
Common stock
Capital in excess of par	1,561,014	1,556,926
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings	(22,718)	81,497
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(29,203)	(13,584)
Total stockholder's equity	1,509,093	1,624,839
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity	4,798,721	4,946,342
Reportable Legal Entities | Parent Company | As Reported
Current assets:
Intercompany		857,700
Total current assets		939,000
Intercompany loan receivable		323,300
Investments in subsidiaries		3,211,100
Total assets		4,562,000
Current liabilities:
Total current liabilities		38,400
Deferred income taxes		721,800
Total liabilities		2,937,200
Stockholder's equity:
Capital in excess of par		1,556,900
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings		81,500
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(13,600)
Total stockholder's equity		1,624,800
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity		4,562,000
Reportable Legal Entities | Parent Company | As Revised
Current assets:
Intercompany		34,500
Other current assets		19,000
Total current assets		134,900
Other assets		61,200
Intercompany loan receivable		2,480,800
Investments in subsidiaries		2,180,800
Total assets		4,946,300
Current liabilities:
Total current liabilities		38,400
Intercompany loan payable		1,092,000
Deferred income taxes		14,200
Total liabilities		3,321,500
Stockholder's equity:
Capital in excess of par		1,556,900
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings		81,500
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(13,600)
Total stockholder's equity		1,624,800
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity		4,946,300
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	751	35,357	14,589	3,288
Accounts receivable, net	130,749	127,894
Inventories	650,484	561,276
Deferred income taxes	27,002	23,004
Other current assets	18,049	24,104
Total current assets	827,035	771,635
Property, plant and equipment, net	304,274	308,852
Goodwill	726,354	813,688
Other intangible assets, net	1,439,374	1,601,964
Other assets	8,115	6,937
Intercompany loan receivable	1,060,793	1,091,982
Investments in subsidiaries	148,921	152,680
Total assets	4,514,866	4,747,738
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	140,761	195,712
Intercompany	62,527	63,631
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	112,136	109,865
Total current liabilities	315,424	369,208
Intercompany loan payable	2,157,500	2,157,500
Deferred income taxes	586,116	637,726
Other liabilities	13,732	14,650
Total liabilities	3,072,772	3,179,084
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholder's equity:
Common stock
Capital in excess of par	1,358,862	1,358,862
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings	89,265	216,501
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(6,033)	(6,709)
Total stockholder's equity	1,442,094	1,568,654
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity	4,514,866	4,747,738
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries | As Reported
Current assets:
Other current assets		43,100
Total current assets		790,700
Other assets		68,200
Total assets		3,583,300
Current liabilities:
Intercompany		1,121,800
Total current liabilities		1,427,300
Deferred income taxes		22,000
Total liabilities		1,464,000
Stockholder's equity:
Capital in excess of par		352,000
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings		1,767,300
Total stockholder's equity		2,119,300
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity		3,583,300
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries | As Revised
Current assets:
Other current assets		24,100
Total current assets		771,600
Other assets		6,900
Intercompany loan receivable		1,092,000
Investments in subsidiaries		152,700
Total assets		4,747,700
Current liabilities:
Intercompany		63,600
Total current liabilities		369,200
Intercompany loan payable		2,157,500
Deferred income taxes		637,700
Total liabilities		3,179,000
Stockholder's equity:
Capital in excess of par		1,358,900
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings		216,500
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(6,700)
Total stockholder's equity		1,568,700
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity		4,747,700
Reportable Legal Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	61,187	81,848	116,886	128,949
Accounts receivable, net	44,952	43,776
Intercompany	32,102	29,082
Inventories	202,742	178,676
Deferred income taxes	1,913	633
Other current assets	40,843	35,442
Total current assets	383,739	369,457
Property, plant and equipment, net	197,906	174,065
Goodwill	436,928	447,114
Other intangible assets, net	352,218	358,388
Other assets	91	79
Total assets	1,370,882	1,349,103
Current liabilities:
Current portion long-term debt	261	376
Accounts payable	87,116	63,348
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	74,638	71,494
Total current liabilities	162,015	135,218
Intercompany loan payable	339,843	323,260
Long-term debt, net of current portion	587	905
Deferred income taxes	99,566	99,542
Other liabilities	24,881	25,338
Total liabilities	626,892	584,263
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholder's equity:
Common stock
Capital in excess of par	739,911	733,411
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings	24,570	30,198
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(20,491)	1,231
Total stockholder's equity	743,990	764,840
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity	1,370,882	1,349,103
Reportable Legal Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | As Reported
Current assets:
Intercompany		264,100
Other current assets		35,400
Total current assets		604,400
Other assets		100
Total assets		1,584,100
Current liabilities:
Total current liabilities		135,200
Intercompany loan payable		323,300
Deferred income taxes		7,500
Total liabilities		492,300
Stockholder's equity:
Capital in excess of par		301,300
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings		789,300
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		1,200
Total stockholder's equity		1,091,800
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity		1,584,100
Reportable Legal Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | As Revised
Current assets:
Intercompany		29,100
Other current assets		35,400
Total current assets		369,500
Other assets		100
Total assets		1,349,100
Current liabilities:
Total current liabilities		135,200
Intercompany loan payable		323,300
Deferred income taxes		99,500
Total liabilities		584,300
Stockholder's equity:
Capital in excess of par		733,400
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings		30,200
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		1,200
Total stockholder's equity		764,800
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity		1,349,100
Eliminations
Current assets:
Intercompany	(62,527)	(63,631)
Total current assets	(62,527)	(63,631)
Intercompany loan receivable	(3,558,136)	(3,572,742)
Investments in subsidiaries	(2,186,084)	(2,333,494)
Total assets	(5,806,747)	(5,969,867)
Current liabilities:
Intercompany	(62,527)	(63,631)
Total current liabilities	(62,527)	(63,631)
Intercompany loan payable	(3,558,136)	(3,572,742)
Total liabilities	(3,620,663)	(3,636,373)
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholder's equity:
Common stock
Capital in excess of par	(2,098,773)	(2,092,273)
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings	(113,835)	(246,699)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	26,524	5,478
Total stockholder's equity	(2,186,084)	(2,333,494)
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity	(5,806,747)	(5,969,867)
Eliminations | As Reported
Current assets:
Intercompany		(1,121,800)
Total current assets		(1,121,800)
Intercompany loan receivable		(323,300)
Investments in subsidiaries		(3,211,100)
Total assets		(4,656,100)
Current liabilities:
Intercompany		(1,121,800)
Total current liabilities		(1,121,800)
Intercompany loan payable		(323,300)
Total liabilities		(1,445,000)
Stockholder's equity:
Capital in excess of par		(653,300)
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings		(2,556,600)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(1,200)
Total stockholder's equity		(3,211,100)
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity		(4,656,100)
Eliminations | As Revised
Current assets:
Intercompany		(63,600)
Total current assets		(63,600)
Intercompany loan receivable		(3,572,700)
Investments in subsidiaries		(2,333,500)
Total assets		(5,969,900)
Current liabilities:
Intercompany		(63,600)
Total current liabilities		(63,600)
Intercompany loan payable		(3,572,700)
Total liabilities		(3,636,400)
Stockholder's equity:
Capital in excess of par		(2,092,300)
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings		246,700
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		5,500
Total stockholder's equity		(2,333,500)
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity		$ (5,969,900)