Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of changes in goodwill

The following table presents changes in goodwill during fiscal 2012 and 2011 (in millions):

	Access Equipment			Fire & Emergency			Commercial		Total
Net goodwill at September 30, 2010	$	916.0		$	112.2		$	21.4	$	1,049.6
Impairment	—			(4.3		)	—		(4.3		)
Foreign currency translation	(3.8		)	0.1			—		(3.7		)
Other	—			(0.1		)	—		(0.1		)
Net goodwill at September 30, 2011	912.2			107.9			21.4		1,041.5
Foreign currency translation	(6.1		)	—			0.2		(5.9		)
Deconsolidation of variable interest entity	—			(1.8		)	—		(1.8		)
Net goodwill at September 30, 2012	$	906.1		$	106.1		$	21.6	$	1,033.8

Schedule of company's goodwill allocated to the reportable segments

The following table presents details of the Company’s goodwill allocated to the reportable segments (in millions):

	September 30, 2012							September 30, 2011
	Gross		Accumulated Impairment			Net		Gross		Accumulated Impairment			Net
Access Equipment	$	1,838.2	$	(932.1	)	$	906.1	$	1,844.3	$	(932.1	)	$	912.2
Fire & Emergency	114.3		(8.2		)	106.1		182.1		(74.2		)	107.9
Commercial	197.5		(175.9		)	21.6		197.3		(175.9		)	21.4
	$	2,150.0	$	(1,116.2	)	$	1,033.8	$	2,223.7	$	(1,182.2	)	$	1,041.5

Schedule of changes in gross purchased intangible assets

The following two tables present the changes in gross purchased intangible assets during fiscal 2012 and 2011 (in millions):

	September 30, 2011		Disposition			Impairment		Translation			Other			September 30, 2012
Amortizable intangible assets:
Distribution network	$	55.4	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	—		$	55.4
Non-compete	56.9		—			—		—			—			56.9
Technology-related	104.8		(3.8		)	—		(0.1		)	—			100.9
Customer relationships	576.7		(8.9		)	—		(3.4		)	(0.6		)	563.8
Other	16.5		—			—		0.1			—			16.6
	810.3		(12.7		)	—		(3.4		)	(0.6		)	793.6
Non-amortizable trade names	397.6		(1.3		)	—		(0.1		)	—			396.2
	$	1,207.9	$	(14.0	)	$	—	$	(3.5	)	$	(0.6	)	$	1,189.8

	September 30, 2010		Disposition		Impairment			Translation			Other		September 30, 2011
Amortizable intangible assets:
Distribution network	$	55.4	$	—	$	—		$	—		$	—	$	55.4
Non-compete	56.3		—		—			—			0.6		56.9
Technology-related	104.0		—		—			—			0.8		104.8
Customer relationships	577.2		—		—			(1.9		)	1.4		576.7
Other	15.7		—		—			0.1			0.7		16.5
	808.6		—		—			(1.8		)	3.5		810.3
Non-amortizable trade names	397.3		—		(0.5		)	—			0.8		397.6
	$	1,205.9	$	—	$	(0.5	)	$	(1.8	)	$	4.3	$	1,207.9

Schedule of purchased intangible assets

Details of the Company’s total purchased intangible assets were as follows (in millions):

	September 30, 2012
	Weighted- Average Life	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Amortizable intangible assets:
Distribution network	39.1	$	55.4	$	(22.2	)	$	33.2
Non-compete	10.5	56.9		(55.5		)	1.4
Technology-related	12.0	100.9		(58.4		)	42.5
Customer relationships	12.7	563.8		(265.5		)	298.3
Other	16.5	16.6		(12.8		)	3.8
	14.4	793.6		(414.4		)	379.2
Non-amortizable trade names		396.2		—			396.2
		$	1,189.8	$	(414.4	)	$	775.4

	September 30, 2011
	Weighted- Average Life	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Amortizable intangible assets:
Distribution network	39.1	$	55.4	$	(20.8	)	$	34.6
Non-compete	10.5	56.9		(53.0		)	3.9
Technology-related	11.7	104.8		(53.3		)	51.5
Customer relationships	12.7	576.7		(229.9		)	346.8
Other	16.5	16.5		(12.2		)	4.3
	14.3	810.3		(369.2		)	441.1
Non-amortizable trade names		397.6		—			397.6
		$	1,207.9	$	(369.2	)	$	838.7