Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of Guarantors (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 303,350	$ 139,488	$ 198,561	$ 315,136
Accounts receivable, net	198,693	175,701
Inventories	844,223	856,934
Deferred income taxes	56,194	26,242
Other current assets	59,831	64,761
Total current assets	1,462,291	1,263,126
Property, plant and equipment, net	605,708	597,202
Goodwill	1,104,090	1,149,352	1,246,872
Other intangible assets, net	1,664,538	1,791,592
Other assets	17,852	8,207
Total assets	4,854,479	4,809,479
Current liabilities:
Current portion long-term debt	34,496	261
Accounts payable	282,479	227,877
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	249,561	221,056
Total current liabilities	566,536	449,194
Long-term debt, net of current portion	2,129,158	2,099,487
Deferred income taxes	663,023	676,093
Other liabilities	39,275	53,386
Total liabilities	$ 3,397,992	$ 3,278,160
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholder's equity:
Common stock
Capital in excess of par	$ 1,542,584	$ 1,561,014
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings	16,682	(613)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(102,779)	(29,082)	(14,401)	(19,711)
Total shareholder's equity	1,456,487	1,531,319	1,646,127	1,718,790
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity	4,854,479	4,809,479
As Reported
Current assets:
Inventories	844,223	853,226
Deferred income taxes	56,194	28,915
Other current assets	59,831	61,509
Total current assets	1,462,291	1,258,839
Goodwill	1,118,020	1,163,282
Total assets	4,868,409	4,819,122
Current liabilities:
Deferred income taxes	701,694	707,962
Total liabilities	3,436,663	3,310,029
Shareholder's equity:
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings	(1,136)	(22,718)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(109,702)	(29,203)
Total shareholder's equity	1,431,746	1,509,093		1,705,232
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity	4,868,409	4,819,122
Reportable Legal Entities | Parent Company
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	164,443	77,550	81,356	183,661
Intercompany	29,258	30,425
Other current assets	876	2,618
Total current assets	194,577	110,593
Property, plant and equipment, net	120,977	95,022
Other assets	7,728
Intercompany loan receivable	2,497,035	2,438,743
Investments in subsidiaries	2,103,686	2,117,989
Total assets	4,924,003	4,762,347
Current liabilities:
Current portion long-term debt	33,498
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	31,971	34,282
Total current liabilities	65,469	34,282
Intercompany loan payable	1,319,331	1,060,793
Long-term debt, net of current portion	2,082,716	2,098,900
Deferred income taxes		22,280
Other liabilities		14,773
Total liabilities	$ 3,467,516	$ 3,231,028
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholder's equity:
Common stock
Capital in excess of par	$ 1,542,584	$ 1,561,014
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings	16,682	(613)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(102,779)	(29,082)
Total shareholder's equity	1,456,487	1,531,319
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity	4,924,003	4,762,347
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,344	751	35,357	14,589
Accounts receivable, net	149,423	130,749
Inventories	630,013	654,192
Deferred income taxes	56,119	24,329
Other current assets	24,148	21,300
Total current assets	861,047	831,321
Property, plant and equipment, net	266,401	304,274
Goodwill	709,969	715,510
Other intangible assets, net	1,341,784	1,439,374
Other assets	10,066	8,116
Intercompany loan receivable	1,319,331	1,060,793
Investments in subsidiaries	146,539	148,921
Total assets	4,655,137	4,508,309
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	188,599	140,761
Intercompany	114,771	62,527
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	137,817	112,136
Total current liabilities	441,187	315,424
Intercompany loan payable	2,116,214	2,098,900
Deferred income taxes	594,152	570,745
Other liabilities	12,731	13,732
Total liabilities	$ 3,164,284	$ 2,998,801
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholder's equity:
Common stock
Capital in excess of par	$ 1,407,725	$ 1,420,756
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings	96,025	93,552
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(12,897)	(4,800)
Total shareholder's equity	1,490,853	1,509,508
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity	4,655,137	4,508,309
Reportable Legal Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	137,563	61,187	$ 81,848	$ 116,886
Accounts receivable, net	49,270	44,952
Intercompany	85,513	32,102
Inventories	214,210	202,742
Deferred income taxes	75	1,913
Other current assets	34,807	40,843
Total current assets	521,438	383,739
Property, plant and equipment, net	218,330	197,906
Goodwill	394,121	433,842
Other intangible assets, net	322,754	352,218
Other assets	58	91
Total assets	1,456,701	1,367,796
Current liabilities:
Current portion long-term debt	998	261
Accounts payable	93,880	87,116
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	79,773	74,638
Total current liabilities	174,651	162,015
Intercompany loan payable	380,821	339,843
Long-term debt, net of current portion	46,442	587
Deferred income taxes	68,871	83,068
Other liabilities	26,544	24,881
Total liabilities	$ 697,329	$ 610,394
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholder's equity:
Common stock
Capital in excess of par	$ 743,618	$ 736,618
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings	110,100	42,388
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(94,346)	(21,604)
Total shareholder's equity	759,372	757,402
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity	1,456,701	1,367,796
Eliminations
Current assets:
Intercompany	(114,771)	(62,527)
Total current assets	(114,771)	(62,527)
Intercompany loan receivable	(3,816,366)	(3,499,536)
Investments in subsidiaries	(2,250,225)	(2,266,910)
Total assets	(6,181,362)	(5,828,973)
Current liabilities:
Intercompany	(114,771)	(62,527)
Total current liabilities	(114,771)	(62,527)
Intercompany loan payable	(3,816,366)	(3,499,536)
Total liabilities	$ (3,931,137)	$ (3,562,063)
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholder's equity:
Common stock
Capital in excess of par	$ (2,151,343)	$ (2,157,374)
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings	(206,125)	(135,940)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	107,243	26,404
Total shareholder's equity	(2,250,225)	(2,266,910)
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity	$ (6,181,362)	$ (5,828,973)