Retirement and Other Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]

Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Benefit Obligation

(Dollars in millions)
Reconciliation of benefit obligation	2017		2016
Net benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	100.6		93.6
Interest cost		3.2		3.9
Actuarial (gain) loss		(4.1)		11.1
Gross benefits paid		(4.4)		(7.8)
Settlements		–		(0.2)
Net benefit obligation at end of year	$	95.3		100.6

Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Fair Value Of Plan Assets

(Dollars in millions)
Reconciliation of fair value of plan assets	2017		2016
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	60.6		63.0
Actual return on plan assets		5.9		5.1
Employer contributions		2.9		0.5
Gross benefits paid		(4.4)		(7.8)
Settlements		–		(0.2)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	65.0		60.6

Schedule Of Funded Status

(Dollars in millions)
Funded Status	2017		2016
Funded status at end of year	$	(30.3)		(40.0)
Accrued benefit cost		(30.3)		(40.0)
Amounts recognized in the Balance Sheet consist of:
Current liability		(0.2)		(0.2)
Noncurrent liability		(30.1)		(39.8)
Accumulated other comprehensive (income)/loss (before tax effect)		47.4		56.0
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive (income)/loss consist of:
Net actuarial loss		47.4		56.0
Accumulated other comprehensive (income)/loss (before tax effect)	$	47.4		56.0

Schedule Of Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost For Plans

The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost for the plans for 2017, 2016 and 2015:

(Dollars in millions)	2017		2016		2015
Service cost	$	–		–		–
Interest cost		3.2		3.9		3.8
Expected return on plan assets		(3.9)		(4.4)		(4.5)
Net actuarial loss		2.6		2.0		1.8
Net periodic benefit cost		1.9		1.5		1.1
Defined contribution plans		6.3		5.2		5.0
Total	$	8.2		6.7		6.1

Schedule Of Asset Allocation For Pension Plans Acceptable Range And Target Allocation By Asset Category

The asset allocation for the Company’s pension plans at the end of 2017 and 2016, and the Company’s acceptable range and the target allocation for 2018, by asset category, are as follows:

	Target						Percentage of Plan Assets at
	Allocation			Acceptable			Year-end
Asset Category	2018			Range			2017			2016
Return seeking		60	%		55-65	%		62	%		59	%
Liability hedging		40	%		35-45	%		35	%		38	%
Cash/cash equivalents		–			0-5	%		3	%		3	%

Schedule Of Fair Value Of Financial Measurements

The fair values of the Company’s defined benefit plan investments as of September 30, 2017 and 2016, by asset category, were as follows:

(Dollars in millions)	2017		2016
Investments at fair value:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1.9		1.6
Common and preferred stock funds:
Domestic large capitalization		10.6		8.9
Domestic small-/mid-capitalization		3.3		2.7
International funds		14.3		12.3
Fixed income funds		30.7		30.6
Real estate investment funds		4.2		4.5
Total investments at fair value	$	65.0		60.6

Schedule Of Expected Benefit Payments

Information about the expected cash flows for the pension and other postretirement benefit plans follows:

	Pension		Other
(Dollars in millions)	Benefits		Benefits
Expected Employer Contributions — 2018	$	3.0		0.1
Expected Benefit Payments:
2018		4.9		0.1
2019		5.1		0.1
2020		5.7		0.1
2021		5.4		0.1
2022		5.6		0.1
2023-2027	$	29.5		0.3

Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Member]

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Schedule Of Weighted-Average Assumptions Used To Determine The Net Periodic Benefit Cost For Pension Plans

The following weighted-average assumptions were used to determine the net periodic benefit obligations for the pension plans:

	2017			2016
Discount rate		3.65	%		3.25	%
Rate of increase in compensation levels		N/A			N/A

Net Periodic Benefit Obligations [Member]

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Schedule Of Weighted-Average Assumptions Used To Determine The Net Periodic Benefit Cost For Pension Plans

The following weighted-average assumptions were used to determine the net periodic benefit cost for the pension plans:

	2017			2016			2015
Discount rate		3.25	%		4.25	%		4.25	%
Rate of increase in compensation levels		N/A			N/A			N/A
Expected long-term rate of return on assets		3.25	%		6.75	%		6.75	%