Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Business Acquisitions (Details 2)

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Business Acquisitions (Details 2) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Apr. 02, 2010
Trade names
K-Tron, Inc. (K-Tron)
Aug. 31, 2011
Trade names
Rotex
Sep. 30, 2011
Not less than
Customer relationships
Year
Sep. 30, 2011
Not more than
Customer relationships
Year
Apr. 02, 2010
Customer relationships
K-Tron, Inc. (K-Tron)
Aug. 31, 2011
Customer relationships
Rotex
Sep. 30, 2011
Not less than
Technology, including patents
Year
Sep. 30, 2011
Not more than
Technology, including patents
Year
Apr. 02, 2010
Technology, including patents
K-Tron, Inc. (K-Tron)
Aug. 31, 2011
Technology, including patents
Rotex
Sep. 30, 2011
Not more than
Backlog
Year
Apr. 02, 2010
Backlog
K-Tron, Inc. (K-Tron)
Aug. 31, 2011
Backlog
Rotex
Apr. 02, 2010
K-Tron, Inc. (K-Tron)
Aug. 31, 2011
Rotex
Amounts and useful lives assigned to amortizable identifiable intangible assets                              
Identifiable intangible assets $ 50.6 $ 26.0     $ 150.3 $ 82.1     $ 16.1 $ 7.4   $ 1.7 $ 3.3 $ 218.7 $ 118.8
Estimated Useful Lives (in years)     17 21     5 10     1