Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Earnings Per Share (Details)

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Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2016
Mar. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Income per common share                      
Net income $ 36.0 $ 30.7 $ 26.1 $ 20.0 $ 19.1 $ 32.1 $ 30.7 $ 29.5 $ 112.8 [1] $ 111.4 [1] $ 109.7 [1]
Weighted-average shares outstanding-basic (in shares)                 63.3 63.2 63.2
Effect of dilutive stock options and unvested time-based restricted stock (in shares)                 0.5 0.7 0.6
Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)                 63.8 63.9 63.8
Earnings per share-basic (in dollars per share) $ 0.57 $ 0.49 $ 0.41 $ 0.32 $ 0.30 $ 0.51 $ 0.49 $ 0.47 $ 1.78 [1] $ 1.76 [1] $ 1.74 [1]
Earnings per share-diluted (in dollars per share) $ 0.56 $ 0.48 $ 0.41 $ 0.31 $ 0.30 $ 0.50 $ 0.48 $ 0.46 $ 1.77 [1] $ 1.74 [1] $ 1.72 [1]
Performance Shares                      
Income per common share                      
Shares with anti-dilutive effect excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share                 0.8 1.6 1.9
Stock Option Awards and Time Based Stock Awards                      
Income per common share                      
Shares with anti-dilutive effect excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share                 0.8 0.7 0.4
[1] Net income attributable to Hillenbrand