Fair Value Measurement

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. FASB ASC Topic 820 requires disclosures that categorize assets and liabilities measured at fair value into one of three different levels depending on the assumptions (i.e., inputs) used in the valuation. Level 1 provides the most reliable measure of fair value, while Level 3 generally requires significant management judgment.

The three levels are defined as follows:


Level 1:	Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.


Level 2:	Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets.


Level 3:	Unobservable inputs reflecting management’s own assumptions about the inputs used in pricing the asset or liability.

There were no transfers of assets between levels during the three and six months ended March 31, 2019.

The fair values of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities were as follows (in millions):



	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
March 31, 2019
Assets:
SERP plan assets ^(a)	$	21.4	$	—	$	—	$	21.4
Foreign currency exchange derivatives ^(b)	—		0.3		—		0.3

Liabilities:
Foreign currency exchange derivatives ^(b)	$	—	$	0.4	$	—	$	0.4



	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
September 30, 2018
Assets:
SERP plan assets ^(a)	$	22.1	$	—	$	—	$	22.1
Foreign currency exchange derivatives ^(b)	—		0.8		—		0.8

Liabilities:
Foreign currency exchange derivatives ^(b)	$	—	$	0.2	$	—	$	0.2

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^(a)

Represents investments in a rabbi trust for the Company’s non-qualified supplemental executive retirement plan (SERP). The fair values of these investments are determined using a market approach. Investments include mutual funds for which quoted prices in active markets are available. The Company records changes in the fair value of investments in “Miscellaneous, net” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.


^(b)	Based on observable market transactions of forward currency prices.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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