Hillenbrand, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Financing Agreements - Narrative (Details)

Financing Agreements - Narrative (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended								3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 15, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 15, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 $700 revolving credit facility, maturing December 19, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 $700 revolving credit facility, maturing December 19, 2019	Mar. 31, 2015 $700 revolving credit facility, maturing December 19, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 $700 revolving credit facility, maturing December 19, 2019	Sep. 30, 2014 $700 revolving credit facility, maturing December 19, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 19, 2012 $700 revolving credit facility, maturing December 19, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Term loan USD ($)	Dec. 19, 2014 Term loan USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 Term loan USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Other financing agreements USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 $100 unsecured Series A Notes, due December 15, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 $100 unsecured Series A Notes, due December 15, 2024	Mar. 31, 2015 $100 unsecured Series A Notes, due December 15, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 $100 unsecured Series A Notes, due December 15, 2024	Dec. 15, 2014 $100 unsecured Series A Notes, due December 15, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 $100 unsecured Series A Notes, due December 15, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Syndicated credit facility EUR (€)	Dec. 19, 2014 Second JPM Amendment $700 revolving credit facility, maturing December 19, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 19, 2014 Original and First Amendment of JPM Credit Facility $700 revolving credit facility, maturing December 19, 2019 USD ($)
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Total debt		$ 570.8us-gaap_LongTermDebt		$ 558.5us-gaap_LongTermDebt	$ 146.3		$ 146.3		$ 229.6		$ 175.5		$ 180.0		$ 100.0		$ 100.0		$ 100.0	$ 0
Stated interest rate																			4.60%
Redemption price, percentage	100.00%
Deferred financing costs																			0.5			1.7
Debt covenant, business acquisition value threshold		75.0
Leverage holiday fee			0.75%
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity										700.0				210.0							150.0
Debt instrument, face amount												0			100		100
Maximum ratio of Indebtedness to EBITDA allowed		3.5
Minimum ratio of EBITDA to interest expense allowed		3.5
Deferred financing costs, existing																							1.8
Letters of credit outstanding, amount					15.9		15.9
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity					537.8		537.8
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity					402.9		402.9
Weighted average interest rates					1.30%	1.37%	1.29%	1.36%							1.55%	1.66%	1.54%	1.67%
Weighted average facility fee					0.23%		0.24%
Line of credit facility, amount utilized for bank guarantees														153.3
Restricted cash and cash equivalent		$ 0.7		$ 0.4