Accrued Pension Obligations [Member]
Accrued pension obligations
Represents primary financial statement caption encompassing accrued pension obligations.
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Loss Recognized [Member]
Net Loss Recognized
Represents the net loss recognized to accumulated comprehensive income related to benefit plans, after tax.
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Prior Service Cost Recognized [Member]
Prior Service Costs Recognized
Represents the prior service costs recognized to accumulated comprehensive income related to benefit plans, after tax.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component
Percentage ownership in affiliates acquired through acquisition of the affiliate's parent company
Acquired Entity Affiliate Investments Owned Affiliate Entity Equity Percent
Acquired Entity Subsidiary Investments Owned Percent
Ownership in subsidiaries acquired through acquisition of the parent company, percent
Represents the percentage ownership in subsidiaries acquired through acquisition of the parent company.
All Other Foreign Business Units [Member]
Represents other foreign business units not reportable individually by the entity.
All other foreign business units
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Early Pay Discounts and Sales Returns [Member]
Allowance for doubtful accounts, early pay discounts, and sales returns.
Allowance for doubtful accounts, early pay discounts, and sales returns
Amortization of Debt Discount Term
Term of noncash expense included in interest expense to amortize debt discount and premium associated with the related debt instruments.
Term of amortizing the discount to interest expense
Antitrust Litigation Expense
Litigation
Represents the expenses incurred by the entity, which are directly related and attributable to antitrust litigation.
Amendment Description
Auction Rate Securities, Realized Loss
Net realized gain (loss) on auction rate securities and investments
Represents the loss realized during the period from the sale of the auction rate securities.
Amendment Flag
Bank Guarantees Outstanding Amount
The total amount of the contingent obligation under bank guarantees outstanding as of the reporting date, which reduces availability under the line of credit.
Outstanding bank guarantees which reduce the amount of available borrowings
Batesville
Batesville Segment [Member]
Represents information pertaining to the Batesville, a reportable segment of the entity.
Batesville Services, Inc (Batesville)
Batesville Services Inc [Member]
Represents the wholly owned subsidiary of the entity, Batesville Services, Inc.
Number of employees
Represents the number of employees of the acquired entity.
Business Acquisition, Number of Employees of Acquired Entity
Number of locations in which sales offices are located
Represents the number of locations in which sales offices of the acquired entity are located.
Business Acquisition Number of Locations in which Sales Offices of Acquired Entity Located
Business Acquisition, Number of Manufacturing Sites of Acquired Entity
Number of manufacturing sites
Represents the number of manufacturing sites of the acquired entity.
Business Acquisition, Number of Trusted Vendors
Number of trusted vendors
Represents the number of trusted vendors.
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Revenue Derived from Process Equipment Group
Percentage of revenues derived from process equipment group
Represents the percentage of total revenue derived from process equipment group on its proprietary equipment and replacement parts and service during the reporting period.
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Revenue Derived from Replacement Parts and Service Reported by Acquired Entity
Percentage of revenues derived from replacement parts and service
Represents the percentage of total revenue derived from replacement parts and service reported by the acquired entity.
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Revenue Derived from Third Party Sourced Products
Percentage of revenues derived from third-party-sourced products
Represents the percentage of total revenue derived from third-party-sourced products that carry only a small upcharge, resulting in low single-digit gross profit margins on these products.
Business Acquisition Period of Key Initiative
Period of key initiative
Represents the period of key initiative.
Period over which large system sales are fulfilled
Represents the period over which large system sales of the acquired entity are fulfilled.
Business Acquisition Period Over which Large System Sales of Acquired Entity Fulfilled
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma, Earnings Per Share Basic and Diluted
Pro forma basic and diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)
The pro forma basic and diluted net income per share for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.
Represents the increase in amount of goodwill and adjusted net deferred taxes and other liabilities from the final purchase price allocation on business acquisition.
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Increase in Goodwill and Adjusted Net Deferred Taxes and Other Liabilities
Increase in goodwill, and adjusted net deferred taxes, and other liabilities
Represents the measurement period over which initial purchase price allocations are subject to revision.
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Measurement Period
Measurement period over which initial purchase price allocations are subject to revision
Business acquisition and transition costs, net
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs Included in Other Income (Expense)
Represents information pertaining to business acquisition costs incurred in relation to business acquisition.
Current Fiscal Year End Date
Award Type [Axis]
Business Combination, Assets and Liabilities Reclassified into Current Assets
Acquired assets and liabilities reclassified into current assets
Represents the amount of acquired assets and liabilities reclassified into current assets.
Business Combination, Assets and Liabilities Reclassified into Current Liabilities
Acquired assets and liabilities reclassified into current liabilities
Represents the amount of acquired assets and liabilities reclassified into current liabilities.
Backlog amortization and inventory step-up costs
Business Combination Backlog Amortization and Inventory Step Up Costs
Represents the backlog amortization and inventory step-up costs incurred in the business acquisition.
Business Combination, Inventory Step Up Costs
Inventory step-up
Represents the inventory step-up costs incurred in the business acquisition.
Represents the purchase accounting adjustments needed to revise the carrying amount of deferred income taxes, inventory, current assets, and current liabilities to fair value.
Final purchase accounting adjustments
Business Combination Purchase Accounting Adjustments
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed Current Assets Excluding Cash and Cash Equivalents and Inventory
Amount of assets that are expected to be realized or consumed within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, excluding cash and cash equivalents and inventory, acquired at the acquisition date.
Current assets, excluding cash and cash equivalents and inventory
Debt
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed Debt
Amount of debt, assumed at the acquisition date.
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed Deferred Income Taxes Asset Liability Net
Amount of deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance, and deferred tax liabilities, acquired at the acquisition date.
Deferred income taxes
Accrued pension obligation
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed Pension Liabilities
Amount of pension liabilities, assumed at the acquisition date.
Common Stock Fair Value Disclosure
Represent the fair value of common stock in a publicly traded entity.
Fair value of common stock
Coperion
Coperion Capital GmbH [Member]
Represents information pertaining to Coperion Capital GmbH.
Document Period End Date
Coperion Credit Facilities [Member]
Represents the credit facilities maintained by Coperion Capital GmbH.
Coperion credit facilities
Canada
CANADA
Corporate bond funds
Represents investments in long-term corporate bond funds.
Corporate Bond Funds [Member]
Current Liabilities [Member]
Current liabilities
Represents primary financial statement caption encompassing current liabilities.
Debt and Advances to Affiliate
Intercompany debt and advances
Represents the amount of debt and advances due to an entity that is affiliated with the reporting entity by means of direct or indirect ownership.
Debt Instrument Covenant Interest Coverage Ratio
Ratio of Debt to interest expense
Represents the ratio of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization to interest expense, which is necessary to be maintained under the terms of the senior credit facilities' covenants.
Represents the ratio of total debt to adjusted earnings before, interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization allowed under the terms of the senior credit facilities' covenants.
Debt Instrument Covenant Leverage Ratio
Ratio of indebtedness to EBITDA
Switzerland
SWITZERLAND
Debt Instrument Covenant Period to Classify Debt Instrument as Current
Period to classify term loans as current
Represents the period for classification of debt instrument as current.
Derivative, Notional Amount
Aggregate notional value of derivatives
Debt Instrument, Discount
Notes issued at a discount
The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument.
Revolving credit facility, borrowings utilized
The utilization or increased borrowings on a particular debt instrument, i.e. use of an available credit facility for a particular purpose.
Debt Instrument Increase Additional Borrowing Utilization
Entity [Domain]
Represents the percentage of principal which will be repaid over the term of debt.
Debt Instrument Percentage of Principal which will be Repaid Over Term of Instrument
Percentage of principal which will be repaid over the term of debt
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Obligation Due to Change of Control Percentage of Principal
Percentage of the principal amount at which the notes are redeemable due to a change of control
Represents the percentage of the principal amount at which the entity is obligated to offer to repurchase the debt instrument due to a change in control.
Represents the deductibles and self-insured retentions, per occurrence depending upon the type of coverage and policy period.
Deductibles and Self Insured Retentions Per Claim
Deductibles and self-insured retentions per occurrence or per claim
Deductibles and self-insured retentions per occurrence
Deductibles and Self Insured Retentions Per Occurrence
Represents the deductibles and self-insured retentions per occurrence, depending upon the type of coverage and policy period.
Represents the amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to loss carryforwards and the tax effect, as of the balance sheet date, of the amount of future tax deductions arising from unused tax credit carryforwards, which have been reduced by a valuation allowance.
Deferred Tax Assets Loss and Tax Credit Carryforwards
Loss and tax credit carryforwards
Casket pricing obligation
The tax effect as of the balance sheet date of the amount of the estimated future tax deductions attributable to casket pricing obligation related items which can only be realized if sufficient taxable income is generated in future periods to enable the deduction to be taken.
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Casket Pricing Obligation
The tax effect as of the balance sheet date of the amount of the estimated future tax deductions attributable to rebates and other discount reserves related items which can only be realized if sufficient taxable income is generated in future periods to enable the deduction to be taken.
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Rebate Other Discount Reserves
Rebates and other discounts
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Tax
The tax impact of the total of net gain (loss), prior service cost (credit), and transition assets (obligations), as well as minimum pension liability if still remaining, included in accumulated other comprehensive income associated with a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plan(s) because they have yet to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost.
Aggregate tax effect
Defined Benefit Plan, Common Stock as a Percentage of Trust Assets Subject to Statutory Limit
Statutory limit for common stock of the reporting entity as a percentage of trust assets (as a percent)
Represents the statutory limit for the reporting entity's common stock as a percentage of trust assets.
Defined Benefit Plan Contributions by Employee and Employer
Employee and employer contributions
The increase in the fair value of plan assets from contributions made by both the employee and the employer.
Defined Benefit Plan, Employer Contributions [Abstract]
Cash Flows
Represents the maximum investment in any one company as a percentage of the equity portfolio of trust assets in the domestic plan.
Maximum investment in any one company in the equity portfolio (as a percent)
Defined Benefit Plan, Maximum Investment for One Company as Percentage of Equity Portfolio
Defined Benefit Plan, Number of Retirement Plans
Number of defined benefit retirement programs
Represents the number of retirement programs.
Defined Benefit Plan, Number of Retirement Plans in which Specified Employees Participate
Number of defined benefit retirement programs in which a specified percentage of employees participate
Represents the number of retirement programs in which a specified percentage of employees participate.
Represents the percentage of employees who participate in retirement programs.
Defined Benefit Plan, Percentage of Employee Participation
Percentage of employee participation in the defined benefit retirement programs
Represents the reporting entity's common stock held by the trust, as of the balance sheet date.
Defined Benefit Plan, Reporting Entity Number of Common Stock Owned by Trust
Reporting entity's common stock owned by trust (in shares)
Represents the period over which the employer's contribution to the contribution plans vests.
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Contribution Vesting Period
Contribution vesting period
Employer's contribution to defined contribution plans (as a percent)
Represents the maximum percentage of employee gross pay the employer may contribute to a defined contribution plan.
Defined Contribution Plan Maximum Annual Contributions by Employer Percent
Difference in valuation of inventory if the FIFO method of inventory accounting had been used to value all inventories.
Difference in Valuation if FIFO Method Used to Value Inventory
Difference in valuation if the FIFO method of inventory accounting had been used for all inventories
Description of the Business
Represents the disclosure of the tax free pro-rata distribution of common shares by the former parent and the disclosure of the nature of the entity's business, the major products or services it sells or provides and its principal markets, including the locations of those markets.
Distribution and Nature of Operations
Document and Entity Information
Earnings before Interest Tax, Depreciation and Amortization
EBITDA
Represents the amount of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
Earnings before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortization after Adjustment
Represents the amount of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization after adjustments.
Adjusted EBITDA
Non-deductible acquisition costs (as a percent)
Represents non-deductible acquisition costs, percentage of pretax income (as a percent).
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Acquisition Costs
Permanent reinvestment of unremitted earnings (as a percent)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Permanent Reinvestment of Unremitted Earnings
The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and domestic federal statutory income tax rate attributable to the permanent reinvestment of unremitted earnings.
Period for additional funding
Represents the period for additional funds required as commitments under the investments in private equity limited partnerships.
Equity Method Investments, Additional Funding Commitment Period
Represents the maximum amount of additional funds required as commitments under the investments in the private equity limited partnerships.
Equity Method Investments, Maximum Additional Funding Commitment
Maximum amount of additional funding commitments on certain investments
Errors Related to Accounting for Sales Commissions [Member]
Errors related to accounting for sales commissions
Represents information pertaining to the adjustment of errors related to the accounting for sales commissions.
Errors Related to Certain Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Errors related to certain accrued liabilities
Represents information pertaining to the adjustment of errors related to certain accrued liabilities.
Represents information pertaining to the adjustment of errors related to certain intercompany accounts.
Errors related to certain intercompany accounts
Errors Related to Certain Intercompany Accounts [Member]
Change in fair value, disclosure only
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Change in Fair Value
Amount of changes in fair value of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.
2018
Amount of amortization expense expected to be recognized during the sixth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Six
Forethought Note Principal Repayment
Forethought Note principal repayment
This amount representing full and final payment of principal on the note receivable.
Represents the purported class action antitrust lawsuit filed on behalf of certain consumer purchasers of Batesville caskets against the Company.
Funeral Consumers Alliance, Inc. ("FCA") antitrust litigation
Funeral Consumers Alliance Inc Antitrust Litigation [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Exercise of Warrants
Gain on exercise of warrants
Represents the amount of net total realized and unrealized gain (loss) included in earnings for the period as a result of exercise of warrants.
Gain on investments
Represents the gain on warrant exercised.
Gain on Warrant Exercised
Gain on warrant exercised
General Claims and Lawsuit [Member]
Represents the claims and lawsuits relating to our operations, including environmental, antitrust, patent infringement, business practices, commercial transactions, and other matters and also includes other product and general liability, workers compensation, auto liability, and employment-related matters.
General claims and lawsuits
Horstmann Litigation
Horstmann Litigation [Member]
Represents information pertaining to Horstmann Litigation during the reporting period.
Immaterial Adjustment to Correct Prior Period Errors
Immaterial adjustment to correct prior period errors
Represents the amount of immaterial adjustment to correct prior period errors during the reporting period.
A summary of income tax details that an enterprise is currently subject to or that have been completed in the current period.
Income Tax [Table]
Net realized gain on auction rate securities and investments
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gain (Loss), Excluding Other than Temporary Impairments
Net gain on auction rate securities and investments
Components of intangible assets and the related accumulated amortization
Indefinite and Finite Lived Intangible Assets by Major Asset Class [Line Items]
Indefinite and Finite Lived Intangible Assets, Gross
Total
Sum of the gross carrying amounts before accumulated amortization as of the balance sheet date of all intangible assets with finite and indefinite lives.
Represents the amount of adjustment made to affiliate's equity.
Intercompany Equity Adjustment
Intercompany equity
Represents information pertaining to the international regions outside of the United States.
International [Member]
International
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer
Investment Income Interest on Forethought Note Receivable
Interest income on the note receivable from Forethought.
Interest income on Forethought Note
Entity Voluntary Filers
K-Tron, Inc. and Rotex
Represents information pertaining to K-Tron International, Inc and Rotex Global, LLC.
K Tron International Inc and Rotex Global LLC [Member]
Entity Current Reporting Status
K Tron International Inc [Member]
Represents information pertaining to K-Tron International, Inc.
K-Tron, Inc. (K-Tron)
K-Tron
Entity Filer Category
Length of Time Hedged in Currency Exchange Rates
Length of time over which the entity is hedging its exposure to the variability of currency exchange rates.
Term of foreign currency exchange forward contracts
Entity Public Float
Letters of credit and outstanding bank guarantees
Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees Outstanding Amount
Represents the total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit and outstanding bank guarantees as of the reporting date.
Entity Registrant Name
Liabilities from Long-term Manufacturing Contracts and Advances [Policy Text Block]
Liabilities from Long-Term Manufacturing Contracts and Advances
Disclosure of the accounting policy for liabilities from long-term manufacturing contracts and advances.
Entity Central Index Key
Liabilities From Long Term Manufacturing Contracts as a Percentage of Total Revenue
Represents deposits preseneted as liabilities from long-term manufacturing contracts as a percentage of total revenue for the Company.
Deposits as liabilities from long-term manufacturing contracts as a percentage of the Company's total revenue
Option to increase the maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility ("accordion option").
Line of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Maximum
Accordion option to increase commitments under the unsecured revolving credit facility
Amount of credit facility utilized for providing bank guarantees
Represents the amount of credit facility utilized for providing bank guarantees.
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Utilized for Bank Guarantees
Represents the increase in maximum borrowing capacity under line credit due to exercise of accordion feature.
Line of Credit Facility, Exercise of Accordion Feature
Increase in financing capacity, exercise of accordion feature
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding
Line of Credit Facility, Initial Term
Credit facility initial term
The initial period until expiration of the credit facility.
The cumulative cost as of the balance sheet date for legal costs incurred pertaining to resolved, pending or threatened litigation, including arbitration and mediation proceedings.
Litigation Costs Cumulative
Cumulative legal and related costs
Long Term Debt Maturing in Years One to Five
Total
Represents the amount of long-term debt, sinking fund requirements, and other securities redeemable at fixed or determinable prices and dates maturing from the first to the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.
Long Term Incentive Compensation Related to International Integration
Long-term incentive compensation related to the international integration
Represents the expenses incurred by the entity, which are directly related and attributable to long-term incentive compensation, related to the international integration.
Loss Contingency, Damages Total Estimated Judgment Amount
Total estimated judgment amount
Represents information pertaining to the total estimated judgment amount of damages awarded to the plaintiff in the legal matter.
Represents the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the combined total of loss contingency indemnification receivable.
Loss Contingency, Indemnification Receivable Carrying Value
Loss contingency indemnification receivable amount
Loss contingency long-term liability amount
Represents the carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of the combined total of loss contingency long-term liability.
Loss Contingency Long Term Liability Carrying Value
Number of additional defendants
Represents the number of additional defendants in a lawsuit.
Loss Contingency, Number of Additional Defendants
Number of former employees of certain plaintiff entities hired by Batesville
Represents the number of former employees of the plaintiff hired by the entity.
Loss Contingency, Number of Former Employees of Plaintiff Hired
Loss Contingency, Parties Jointly and Severally Liable in FCA Litigation
Number of co-defendants in the FCA class action lawsuit
Identifies number of individuals or entities that are co-defendants in the FCA class action antitrust lawsuit, and who may have to pay all or a portion of any damages awarded.
Matthews Litigation
Represents the lawsuit filed by Matthews alleging breach of contractual and business obligations with Matthews and that Batesville induced certain of those breaches as part of its sales initiatives in the New York metropolitan market.
Matthews Litigation [Member]
Notes Receivable, Interest Payment
Forethought Note interest payment
Represents interest payments on the note receivable.
Represents the number of manufacturing plant closed due to consolidation of manufacturing facilities.
Number of Manufacturing Plant Closed Due to Consolidation of Manufacturing Facilities
Number of manufacturing plant closed due to consolidation of manufacturing facilities
Number of Publicly Traded Companies as Result of Separation of Former Parent
Number of publicly traded companies as a result of separation of Hillenbrand Industries, Inc.
The number of publicly traded companies as a result of separation of former parent.
Represents information pertaining to recurring costs associated with normal operations except for the portion of these expenses which can be clearly related to production and included in cost of sales or services. Includes selling, general and administrative expense along with total costs related to goods produced and sold during the reporting period.
Operating Expenses and Cost of Goods Sold
Operating expenses and cost of goods sold
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, Net of Tax [Abstract]
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications
Represents financing agreements with other financial institutions not otherwise defined in the taxonomy.
Other financing agreements
Other Financing Agreements [Member]
Document Fiscal Year Focus
Other Liabilities, Long Term Pricing Obligations
Casket pricing obligation
Including current and noncurrent portions, carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of liabilities related to casket pricing obligations.
Document Fiscal Period Focus
Other long-term liabilities including current and long-term portion
Including current and noncurrent portions, carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of other long-term liabilities not separately disclosed in the balance sheet.
Other Long Term Liabilities Current and Noncurrent
Liabilities assumed associated with a long-term pricing program for the future sale of caskets
Including current and noncurrent portions, carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of liabilities related to casket pricing obligations assumed upon the sale of the former parent's subsidiary.
Other Long Term Pricing Obligations Assumed upon Sale of Former Parent Subsidiary
The aggregate amount of other net nonoperating income (expense) amounts, the components of which are not separately disclosed on the income statement, resulting from ancillary business-related activities, recognized for the period.
Other, net
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense), Net
Payment of Intercompany Dividends
Payment of dividends - intercompany
Represents the cash outflow in the form of dividends to intercompany.
Represents the percentage of results of the acquiree consolidated into Process Equipment Group following the acquisition.
Percentage of results consolidated into Process Equipment Group following the acquisition
Percentage of Acquiree Results Consolidated
Period to Receive Remaining Payment from Warrant Exercised
Period in which remaining payments from exercise of warrants are due
Represents the period in which remaining payments from exercise of warrants are due.
Process Equipment Group
Process Equipment Group [Member]
Represents Process Equipment Group, a business segment which is a recognized leader in the design and production of equipment and systems used in processing applications for a wide range of industrial markets.
Process Equipment Group Segment [Member]
Process Equipment Group
Represents information pertaining to the Process Equipment Group, a reportable segment of the entity.
Real estate and real estate funds
Represents the property composed of land and improvements and investments in funds that invest in commercial or residential real estate.
Real Estate and Real Estate Funds [Member]
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards Policy
Recently adopted accounting standards
Disclosure of the recently adopted accounting standards.
Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Standards Policy
Disclosure of the recently adopted and issued accounting standards.
Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Standards
Legal Entity [Axis]
Disclosure of the recently issued accounting standards.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Policy
Recently issued accounting standards
Document Type
Schedule of reconciliation of segment adjusted EBITDA to consolidated net income
Reconciliation of Adjusted Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]
Tabular disclosure of all significant reconciling items in the reconciliation of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization after adjustments from reportable segments, to the entity's consolidated profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Remaining amount of cash receivable from warrants exercised
Represents the remaining amount of cash receivable from holders exercising their stock warrants.
Remaining Amount of Cash Receivable from Warrant Exercises
Common stock, restricted
Restricted stock, shares outstanding.
Restricted Stock, shares outstanding
Incremental common shares attributable to restricted stock units and stock options that were not included in diluted earnings per share (EPS) because to do so would increase EPS amounts or decrease loss per share amounts for the period presented. A contract that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, either to purchase or to sell a certain number of shares of stock at a predetermined price for a specified period of time.
Restricted stock units and stock option awards
Restricted Stock Units and Stock Option Awards [Member]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Classified as Cost of Goods Sold
Restructuring costs incurred classified as cost of goods sold
Represents the restructuring cost classified as cost of goods sold for both Batesville and Process Equipment.
Restructuring costs incurred classified as operating expense
Represents the restructuring cost classified as operating expenses.
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Classified as Operating Expenses
Revenue from Unbilled Receivables Long Term Manufacturing Contracts as a Percentage of Total Revenue
Represents revenue preseneted as unbilled receivables from long-term manufacturing contracts as a percentage of total revenue for the Company.
Revenue as unbilled receivables from long-term manufacturing contracts as a percentage of the Company's total revenue
Represents information pertaining to Rotex Global, LLC.
Rotex Global LLC [Member]
Rotex Global, LLC
Rotex
Sales Incentive Costs Amortization Period
Term over which sales incentive costs are amortized
Represents the period over which the costs associated with the sales incentives are amortized.
Schedule of Assets from Segment and Long Lived Assets by Geographical Area [Table Text Block]
Schedule of assets by segment and tangible long-lived assets, net by geographic location
Tabular disclosure of information concerning assets by segments and material long-lived assets (excluding financial instruments, customer relationships with financial institutions, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred taxes assets) located in identified geographic areas.
Schedule of Changes in Benefit Obligations and Changes in Plan Assets and Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]
Schedule of changes in projected benefit obligations, plan assets, and funded status, along with amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets for defined benefit retirement plans
Tabular disclosure of the changes in the benefit obligation and plan assets of pension plans and other employee benefit plans. It also includes amount recognized in balance sheet.
Tabular disclosure of income before income tax between domestic and foreign jurisdictions and the components of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for each year presented including, but not limited to: current tax expense (benefit), deferred tax expense (benefit), investment tax credits, government grants, the benefits of operating loss carryforwards, tax expense that results from allocating certain tax benefits either directly to contributed capital or to reduce goodwill or other noncurrent intangible assets of an acquired entity, adjustments of a deferred tax liability or asset for enacted changes in tax laws or rates or a change in the tax status of the entity, and adjustments of the beginning-of-the-year balances of a valuation allowance because of a change in circumstances that causes a change in judgment about the realizibility of the related deferred tax asset in future years.
Summary of components of earnings before income taxes and the consolidated income tax provision
Schedule of Income before Income Tax Domestic and Foreign and Components of Income Tax (Expense) Benefit [Table Text Block]
Disclosure of the major class of indefinite and finite-lived intangible asset. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of the company.
Schedule of Indefinite and Finite Lived Intangible Assets by Major Asset Class [Table]
Schedule of Other Long Term Liabilities [Table Text Block]
Schedule of other long-term liabilities
Tabular disclosure of the components of other long-term liabilities.
Senior Revolving Credit Facility Expires July 2017 [Member]
Represents the senior revolving credit facility available in multiple currencies, which expires in July 2017.
$600 revolving credit facility
$400 revolving credit facility (excludes outstanding letters of credit)
Represents the revolving credit facility, which expires in March 2013.
$400 revolving credit facility
Senior Revolving Credit Facility Expires March 2013 [Member]
Represents performance measurement period used to determined shares granted included in performance-based stock awards.
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Performance Measurement Period
Performance measurement period used to determined shares granted included in performance-based stock awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options Grants in Period Based Upon Total Shareholder Return
Shares granted included in performance-based stock awards whose payout level is based upon the Company's total shareholder return
The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans included in performance-based stock awards whose payout level is based upon the Company's total shareholder return.
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested [Abstract]
Time-based stock awards and performance-based stock awards
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Aggregate Intrinsic Value
The total dollar difference between fair values of the underlying shares reserved for issuance and exercise prices of vested portions of other than options outstanding and currently exercisable under the option plan as of the balance sheet date.
Aggregate fair value
Exercise factor (as a percent)
The exercise factor that is expressed in terms of percentage which is used in valuing an option on its own shares.
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Exercise Factor
Number of shares
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Options, Number of Shares [Abstract]
Trade receivables, net
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Net, Current
Weighted average exercise price
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract]
Aggregate fair value of shares under the time-based and performance-based stock awards plans due to dividend reinvestment
Represents the aggregate intrinsic value of shares that had accumulated on unvested time-based stock awards and performance-based stock awards due to dividend reinvestments.
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Other than Options Nonvested Due to Dividend Reinvestments Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Represents the number of shares that had accumulated on unvested time-based stock awards and performance-based stock awards due to dividend reinvestments.
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Other than Options, Nonvested Due to Dividend Reinvestments Number
Number of shares under the time-based and performance-based stock awards due to dividend reinvestment (in shares)
Number of shares
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Other than Options, Number of Shares [Abstract]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Outstanding, Number
Total number of shares outstanding (in shares)
Represents the total number of shares (or other type of equity) outstanding as of the balance sheet date, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan.
Number of shares issued (in shares)
The number of shares issued under the plan as of the balance sheet date.
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Shares Issued
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Vested Deferred Shares Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Represents aggregate intrinsic value of vested deferred shares.
Aggregate fair value of vested deferred stock
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Vested Deferred Shares Number
Vested deferred stock (in shares)
Represents number of shares that had been deferred fully vested and payable in our stock under our stock-based compensation programs.
The period of time, from the grant date until the time at which the share-based award expires.
Award expiration term
Share Based Compensation Arrangements by Share Based Payment Award, Award Expiration Term
Share Based Compensation Arrangements by Share Based Payment Award, Vesting Criteria Period
Period used for vesting criteria of performance-based stock awards
Represents the period used to measure satisfaction of distinct vesting criteria that compares particular performance metrics to an established hurdle rate.
Number of separate grants
Represents the number of separate grants related to share-based payment arrangement during the reporting period.
Share Based Compensation by Share Based Payment Arrangement Number of Separate Grants
Share Based Compensation by Share Based Payment Arrangement Period for which Cumulative Cash Returns and Final Period Net Operating Profit After Tax is Compared to Performance Based Targets for each Grant
Period of cumulative cash returns and final period net operating profit after tax compared to the performance-based targets for each grant
Represents the period of cumulative cash returns and final period net operating profit after tax compared to the performance-based targets for each grant related to long-term performance-based stock awards which is contingent upon the creation of shareholder value.
Period over which Process equipment group offers warranty
Standard Product Warranty Period
The period over which the entity offers a warranty.
Incremental common shares attributable to time-based restricted stock units and stock options that were not included in diluted earnings per share (EPS) because to do so would increase EPS amounts or decrease loss per share amounts for the period presented. A contract that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, either to purchase or to sell a certain number of shares of stock at a predetermined price for a specified period of time.
Stock Option Awards and Time Based Stock Awards [Member]
Stock options and unvested time-based restricted stock
Represents local credit facilities maintained by the entity's Swiss location.
Swiss local credit facilities
Swiss Local Credit Facilities [Member]
Syndicated Letter of Guarantee Facility
Represents syndicated credit facility of the entity under which unsecured letters of credit, bank guarantees, or other surety bonds may be issued.
Syndicated Credit Facility [Member]
Tax benefit recognized representing full release of previously recorded deferred tax liability
Represents the amount of tax benefit recognized representing full release of previously recorded deferred tax liability.
Tax Benefit Recognized Resulting from Full Release of Previously Recorded Deferred Tax Liability
$200 term loan
Term Loan [Member]
Represents the loan from a bank for a specific amount that has a specified repayment schedule and a floating interest rate.
Time Based Stock Awards and Performance Based Stock Awards [Member]
Time-based stock awards and performance-based stock awards, awarded by a company to their employees as a form of incentive compensation.
Time-based stock awards and performance-based stock awards
Time-based stock awards, awarded by a company to their employees as a form of incentive compensation.
Time Based Stock Awards [Member]
Time-Based stock awards
Trade Names Finite Lived [Member]
The rights acquired through registration of a business name to gain or protect exclusive use thereof, which are finite-lived.
Trade names
Trade Names Indefinite Lived [Member]
The rights acquired through registration of a business name to gain or protect exclusive use thereof, which are indefinite-lived.
Trade names
Treasury Stock [Abstract]
Treasury Stock
Treasury Stock [Policy Text Block]
Treasury stock
Disclosure of accounting policy for treasury stock.
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Increase Resulting from Acquired Positions
Balance attributable to acquisition of Coperion
Represents unrecognized tax benefit additions for acquired position related to Rotex.
Balance attributable to pre-spin added in current year
Represents unrecognized tax benefit additions for pre-spin position in current year.
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Increase Resulting from Pre Spin Positions
Total of the deductions after adjustments for recoveries in a given period to allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs, representing receivables written off as uncollectible and portions of the reserves utilized, respectively.
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Deductions, Net of Recoveries
Deductions Net of Recoveries
Warrants Fair Value Disclosure
Represent the fair value of warrants to purchase common stock.
Fair value of warrants to purchase common stock
Warranty costs
Warranty Costs [Abstract]
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities [Member]
Deferred income tax liabilities
Represents primary financial statement caption encompassing deferred income tax liabilities.
Gain Related to Service Agreement Cancellation
Service agreement cancellation
Represents the information pertaining to other income (expense) related to cancellation of service agreement.
Represents performance-based targets for each grant period used to determined shares granted included in performance-based stock awards.
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Award Performance Based Targets for Grant Period
Performance-based targets for each grant period
Loss Contingency Number of Customers
Number of customers in the New York metropolitan area
Represents the number of customers.
Loss Contingency Counterclaim Damages Sought Value
Counterclaim damages sought by Batesville
Represents the value (monetary amount) of counterclaim damages seeks in the legal matter.
Trade accounts payable
Accounts Payable, Current
Trade Receivables
Accounts Receivable, Net [Abstract]
United States
UNITED STATES
Current income tax payable
Accrued Income Taxes, Current
Accumulated depreciation on property, plant, and equipment
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment
Amortization of Pension and Postretirement
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment [Member]
Pension and Postretirement
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Available-for-Sale Securities
Accumulated Net Unrealized Investment Gain (Loss) [Member]
Realized (gain) loss on marketable securities
Pension and postretirement (net of taxes of $19.7 and $34.9)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net of Tax
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments (net of taxes of $0.1 and $0.1)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cumulative Changes in Net Gain (Loss) from Cash Flow Hedges, Effect Net of Tax
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities (net of taxes of $0.0 and $0.1)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Available-for-sale Securities Adjustment, Net of Tax
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax
Balance at the beginning of the period
Balance at the end of the period
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Currency translation
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments
Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Designated or Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
(Gain)/Loss on Derivative Instruments
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table]
Currency Translation
Accumulated Translation Adjustment [Member]
Estimated Useful Lives
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life
Additional paid-in capital
Additional Paid in Capital, Common Stock
Additional Paid-in Capital
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Additional disclosures
Additional Fair Value Elements [Abstract]
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities [Abstract]
Share-based compensation
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Requisite Service Period Recognition
Other
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Other
Share-based compensation costs (income), net of tax
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense, Net of Tax
Share-based compensation costs (income)
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense
Trade accounts receivable reserves
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current
Amortization expense
Amortization of Intangible Assets
Antidilutive Securities [Axis]
Income per common share
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain]
Shares with anti-dilutive effect excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount
Asset backed debt securities in trust
Asset-backed Securities [Member]
Net assets
Assets, Net
Assets:
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Total Assets
Assets
Assets
Current Assets
Assets, Current [Abstract]
ASSETS
Assets [Abstract]
Total current assets
Assets, Current
Balance Sheet Location [Axis]
Supplemental Balance Sheet Information
Balance Sheet Location [Domain]
Buildings and building equipment
Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Pro forma diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Diluted
Current liabilities
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities
Pro forma basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Basic
Business Acquisition [Axis]
Pro forma financial information
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Other long-term liabilities
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other
Total assets acquired
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents
Schedule of pro forma financial information
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]
Identifiable intangible assets
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill
Total liabilities assumed
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities
Background and Basis of Presentation
Business Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Other assets
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets
Pro forma net revenue
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue
Business Acquisition, Acquiree [Domain]
Pro forma net income
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)
Allocation of purchase price
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation [Abstract] (Deprecated 2013-01-31)
Business Acquisitions
Aggregate purchase consideration
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred
Inventory
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory
Business Acquisitions
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]
Business acquisitions and related business acquisition and transition costs
Business Combinations Policy [Policy Text Block]
Property, plant, and equipment
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment
Business acquisition and integration
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs
Aggregate purchase price
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Less Noncontrolling Interest
Fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract]
Noncontrolling interests
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value
Carrying Value
Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value [Abstract]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value
Cash and cash equivalents
At beginning of period
At end of period
Cash and equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure
Cash equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Cash flow hedging
Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies.
Commitments and contingencies
Commitments and Contingencies
Commodity Contract [Member]
Commodity swap contracts
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share
Common Stock
Common Stock [Member]
Common stock, no par value (63.5 and 63.1 shares issued, 62.8 and 62.9 shares outstanding)
Common Stock, Value, Issued
Common stock, shares issued
Common Stock, Shares, Issued
Cash dividends per share (in dollars per share)
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared
Common stock, shares outstanding
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding
Share-Based Compensation.
Deferred tax assets:
Components of Deferred Tax Assets [Abstract]
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Comprehensive income:
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Comprehensive Income, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Comprehensive income (loss)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]
Consolidated comprehensive income (loss)
Consolidated comprehensive income (loss)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive Income [Member]
Software
Computer Software, Intangible Asset [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Information
Condensed Financial Statements [Text Block]
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Condensed Income Statement [Table]
Condensed Cash Flow Statement [Table]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Condensed Consolidating Information
Condensed Balance Sheet Statement [Table]
Consolidation Items [Domain]
Basis of presentation
Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Eliminations
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Consolidation Items [Axis]
Corporate bonds
Corporate Bond Securities [Member]
Corporate
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Cost of goods sold
Cost of Goods Sold
Cost of goods sold
Cost of goods sold
Cost of Sales, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Cost of goods sold
Cost of Sales [Member]
Restructuring costs
Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities or Restructurings, Policy [Policy Text Block]
State
Current State and Local Tax Expense (Benefit)
Current provision:
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Foreign
Current Foreign Tax Expense (Benefit)
Federal
Current Federal Tax Expense (Benefit)
Total current provision
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Customer relationships
Customer Relationships [Member]
Financing Agreements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table]
Debt issued
Long-term debt, principal
Debt Instrument, Face Amount
Financing Agreements
Term of debt issued
Term of debt instrument
Debt Instrument, Term
Weighted average interest rates (as a percent)
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate
Effective annual interest rate (as a percent)
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage
Stated interest rate of Notes due 2020 (as a percent)
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage
Term loan borrowed on exercise of accordion feature
Debt Instrument, Increase, Additional Borrowings (Deprecated 2013-01-31)
Weighted average interest rates (as a percent)
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period
Long-term contracts and customer prepayments
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Prepaid Expenses
Vested Deferred Stock
Deferred Compensation Arrangements [Abstract]
Less current portion
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities, Current
Other
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities, Noncurrent
Investments in rabbi trust
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets
Total deferred income tax liabilities
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross
Federal
Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Deferred financing costs
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross
Deferred provision (benefit):
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Foreign
Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Total deferred provision (benefit)
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
State
Deferred State and Local Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Deferred tax assets and liabilities, net
Deferred tax assets and liabilities, net
Deferred Tax Assets, Net
Deferred income taxes, long-term
Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Noncurrent
Deferred income taxes, current
Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Current
Liabilities from long-term manufacturing contracts and advances
Deferred Revenue, Current
Amounts recorded in the balance sheets:
Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Classification [Abstract]
Deferred tax assets related to capital loss carryforwards
Deferred Tax Assets, Capital Loss Carryforwards
Total deferred tax assets before valuation allowance
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross
Other, net
Deferred Tax Assets, Other
Inventory
Deferred Tax Assets, Inventory
Total deferred tax assets, net
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance
Deferred income tax assets related to foreign net operating loss carryforwards
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, Foreign
Deferred income taxes
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance, Noncurrent
Employee benefit accruals
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Compensation and Benefits, Employee Benefits
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Reserves and Accruals, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Less valuation allowance
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance
Other, net
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Other
Deferred income taxes
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Noncurrent
Amortization
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Deferred Expense
Depreciation
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Property, Plant and Equipment
Self-insurance reserves
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Reserves and Accruals, Self Insurance
Deferred income taxes
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Current
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross [Abstract]
Unremitted earnings of foreign operations
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Undistributed Foreign Earnings
Fair value of pension assets attributable to acquisitions
Defined Benefit Plan, Business Combinations and Acquisitions, Plan Assets
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table]
Employer's expected annual future contribution to the postretirement healthcare plan
Estimated cash contribution to defined benefit retirement plans
Defined Benefit Plans, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Next Fiscal Year
Minimum contributions
Defined Benefit Plans, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Current Fiscal Year
2016
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Three
Fair value of projected benefit obligations acquired
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation
Weighted average assumptions used in revaluing obligation under the postretirement healthcare plan
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates [Abstract]
Plan assets less than benefit obligations
Defined Benefit Plan, Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet
Amortization of unrecognized prior service costs, net
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Prior Service Cost (Credit)
Change in benefit obligation:
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Actuarial Assumptions
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used in Calculations [Abstract]
Impact of a one percentage point decrease in healthcare cost trends on service and interest costs
Defined Benefit Plan, Effect of One Percentage Point Decrease on Service and Interest Cost Components
Administrative expenses paid
Defined Benefit Plan, Administration Expenses
Retirement Benefits
Actuarial (gain) loss
Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Gain (Loss)
2015
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Two
Discount rate for obligation, end of year (as a percent)
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Discount Rate
Net actuarial gains (losses)
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Gains (Losses), before Tax
2018
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Five
Expected rate of return on plan assets (as a percent)
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Return on Assets
Amortization of net loss
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Gains (Losses)
Maximum target investment in return seeking investments as a percentage of total domestic plan assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Maximum
Defined Benefit Plan, Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet [Abstract]
Amounts recorded in the consolidated balance sheets:
Discount rate for expense, during the year (as a percent)
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Discount Rate
Impact of a one percentage point decrease in healthcare cost trends on the benefit obligation
Defined Benefit Plan, Effect of One Percentage Point Decrease on Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation
2017
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Four
Amount that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net benefit costs
Defined Benefit Plan, Amount to be Amortized from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Next Fiscal Year
Projected benefit obligation attributable to acquisitions
Defined Benefit Plan, Business Combinations and Acquisitions, Benefit Obligation
2014
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Next Twelve Months
Retirement and Postemployment Benefits
Fair Value Measurements
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Actual return on plan assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Return on Plan Assets
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax [Abstract]
Employer's matching contribution to defined contribution plans (as a percent)
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay
Benefits paid
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefits Paid
Accumulated benefit obligation
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Benefit Obligation
Rate of compensation increase (as a percent)
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Rate of Compensation Increase
2019 - 2023
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Five Fiscal Years Thereafter
Change in plan assets:
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Impact of a one percentage point increase in healthcare cost trends on service and interest costs
Defined Benefit Plan, Effect of One Percentage Point Increase on Service and Interest Cost Components
Plan amendments
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Amendments
Estimated Future Benefit Payments
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Impact of a one percentage point increase in healthcare cost trends on the benefit obligation
Defined Benefit Plan, Effect of One Percentage Point Increase on Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation
Effect of exchange rates on plan assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Changes, Plan Assets
Service costs
Defined Benefit Plan, Service Cost
Funded status:
Defined Benefit Plan, Funded Status of Plan [Abstract]
Accumulated benefit obligation
Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Accumulated Benefit Obligation
Employee contributions
Defined Benefit Plan, Contributions by Plan Participants
Plan assets less than benefit obligations
Defined Benefit Plan, Funded Status of Plan
Interest costs
Defined Benefit Plan, Interest Cost
Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Projected Benefit Obligation
Projected benefit obligation
Fair value of plan assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets
Effect of exchange rates on projected benefit obligation
Defined Benefit Plan, Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Gain (Loss)
One-percentage-point increase/decrease in the assumed healthcare cost trend rates
Defined Benefit Plan, Effect of One-Percentage Point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates [Abstract]
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Net pension costs
Healthcare cost rate assumed for next year (as a percent)
Defined Benefit Plan, Health Care Cost Trend Rate Assumed for Next Fiscal Year
Ultimate trend rate (as a percent)
Defined Benefit Plan, Ultimate Health Care Cost Trend Rate
Defined benefit plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]
Accumulated Benefit Obligation
Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets [Abstract]
Expected return on plan assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Return on Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Fair Value of Plan Assets
Expenses related to defined contribution plans
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost Recognized
Defined Benefit Plan, Asset Categories [Axis]
Defined Benefit Plan and Other Postretirement Benefit Plan [Domain]
Defined Contribution Plans
Defined Contribution Pension and Other Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]
Other assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits, Noncurrent
Plan Assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits [Abstract]
Prior service cost
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Prior Service Cost (Credit), before Tax
Depreciation expense
Depreciation
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization
Derivative instruments
Derivative Liability
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Instrument [Axis]
Derivative [Table]
Derivative financial instruments and risk management
Derivative instruments
Derivative Asset
Derivative Contract [Domain]
Hedging Relationship [Axis]
Derivative Financial Instruments
Derivatives, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Share-Based Compensation
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]
Dividends
Dividends, Common Stock
California
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Intercompany payables
Due to Affiliate
Intercompany receivables
Due from Affiliates
Earnings per share - basic and diluted (in dollars per share)
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted
Earnings Per Share
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)
Earnings per share - basic (in dollars per share)
Earnings Per Share, Basic
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)
Earnings per share - diluted (in dollars per share)
Earnings Per Share, Diluted
Net income - per share of common stock:
Earnings Per Share
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
Effect of Exchange Rate on Cash and Cash Equivalents, Continuing Operations
Domestic manufacturer's deduction (as a percent)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Deduction, Qualified Production Activity, Percent
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent
Effective income tax rate (as a percent)
Reconciliation of the effective income tax rate with the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Abstract]
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, State and Local Income Taxes, Percent
Other, net (as a percent)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Adjustments, Percent
Valuation allowance (as a percent)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance, Percent
Federal statutory rates (as a percent)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent
Adjustments resulting from the tax effect of:
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Percent [Abstract]
Foreign income tax rate differential (as a percent)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential, Percent
Accrued compensation
Employee-related Liabilities, Current
Stock options
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Less impact of income tax benefit (expense)
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense
Current tax benefit realized from the exercise of stock options and payment of restricted stock units
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit Realized from Exercise of Stock Options
Unrecognized stock-based compensation
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized
Period for recognition of unrecognized stock-based compensation
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition
Environmental liabilities
Environmental Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Shareholders' Equity
Investments
Equity Method Investments
Equity Component [Domain]
Equity securities
Equity Investments
Equity Securities [Member]
Equity mutual funds
Equity Funds [Member]
Fair Value
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table]
Fair Value, Hierarchy [Axis]
Total realized and unrealized gains or (losses):
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings [Abstract]
Asset Class [Axis]
Financial assets and liabilities at carrying value and fair value
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Schedule of financial assets and liabilities at carrying value and fair value and the level within the fair value hierarchy
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table Text Block]
Fair Value Measurements
Fair Value Hierarchy [Domain]
Asset Class [Domain]
Schedule of fair value of pension plan assets by asset category
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]
Fair Value Measurements
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]
Reconciliation of changes in Level 3 financial assets
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table]
Reconciliation of the change in the company's Level 3 financial assets
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Schedule of reconciliation of the change in the Company's Level 3 financial assets
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
Carrying amount of private equity limited partnerships for which fair value is not readily available
Fair Value, Estimate Not Practicable, Equity Method Investments
Level 3
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Balance at the beginning of the period
Balance at the end of the period
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Value
Transfers in and/or (out) of Level 3
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Transfers, Net
Level 1
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Level 2
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Purchases, issuances and settlements
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Purchases, (Sales), Issuances, (Settlements)
Intangible assets amortization period
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life
Cost
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross
2017
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Five
2015
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three
Future amortization expense
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Accumulated amortization on intangible assets
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis]
Schedule of fair values and estimated useful lives of identifiable intangible assets
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]
2016
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Four
2014
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Two
Government index funds
Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Foreign currency translation
Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy [Policy Text Block]
Foreign currency exchange forward contracts, liabilities at fair value
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Liability at Fair Value
Gains (losses) on financial derivative instruments for cash flow hedges
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) Reclassified to Earnings, Net
Derivatives
Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]
Foreign currency forward contracts
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss), net
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), before Tax
Foreign currency exchange forward contracts, assets at fair value
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value
Non-U.S. Pension Benefits
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]
Net (gain) loss on investments
Gain (Loss) on Investments
Gain on sale of software rights
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Intangible Assets
Net loss on disposal or impairment of property
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Excluding Oil and Gas Property and Timber Property
Gain on the sale of real estate
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets
Impairment charge
Goodwill, Impairment Loss
Intangible assets
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Goodwill
Goodwill
Foreign currency adjustments
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments
Goodwill
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill
Goodwill [Member]
Adjustments
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisitions
Goodwill, Acquired During Period
Goodwill
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Goodwill, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Gross profit
Gross Profit
Guarantors
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Hedging Relationship [Domain]
Impairment charge
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)
Equity in net income (loss) of affiliates
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments
Components of earnings before income taxes and the consolidated income tax provision:
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Consolidated Statements of Income
Income before income taxes
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest
Total before taxes
Income Statement Location [Axis]
Income Taxes
Income Tax Authority [Domain]
Income taxes
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Foreign
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign
Income Tax Authority [Axis]
Domestic
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic
Income Taxes
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
Income Statement Location [Domain]
Income tax expense:
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Income tax expense
Income tax expense (benefit)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Tax expense
Cash paid for income taxes
Income Taxes Paid, Net
Income taxes
Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Income taxes payable
Increase (Decrease) in Income Taxes Payable
Trade accounts payable
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable, Trade
Deferred income taxes
Increase (Decrease) in Deferred Income Taxes
Reduction in income tax expense
Increase (Decrease) in Income Taxes
Trade accounts receivable and receivables on long-term manufacturing contracts
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts and Other Receivables
Inventories
Increase (Decrease) in Inventories
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Increase (Decrease) in Other Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Other current assets
Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense and Other Assets
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Effect of dilutive stock options and other unvested equity awards (in shares)
Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Dilutive Effect of Share-based Payment Arrangements
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Axis]
Trade names, indefinite lives
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain]
Self-Insurance
Insurance [Abstract]
Intangible assets, net
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill)
Interest expense
Interest Expense
Interest income on Forethought Note
Interest and Fee Income, Other Loans
Cash paid for interest
Interest Paid, Net
Interest expense
Interest Expense [Member]
Inventories
Total inventories
Inventory, Net
Finished goods
Inventory, Finished Goods, Gross
Inventories
Inventory, Net [Abstract]
Allowance for inventory valuation
Inventory Valuation Reserve [Member]
Raw materials and components
Inventory, Raw Materials and Supplies, Gross
Inventories
Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Work in process
Inventory, Work in Process, Gross
Raw materials and components
Inventory, Raw Materials, Gross
Interest income
Investment Income, Interest
Investments
Investment, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures
Equity investments
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure
Investments
Investments [Abstract]
Letters of credit outstanding
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount
Long-term Debt, Type [Axis]
Long-term Debt, Type [Domain]
Land and land improvements
Land and Land Improvements [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Matters and Contingencies [Text Block]
Total current liabilities
Liabilities, Current
Total Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities and Equity
LIABILITIES
Liabilities [Abstract]
Current Liabilities
Liabilities, Current [Abstract]
Total Liabilities
Liabilities
Liabilities:
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Leverage and charges for unused capacity (as a percent)
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage
Maximum borrowing capacity available under the facility
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity
Applicable guarantee rate (as a percent)
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End
Borrowings under facilities
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding
$700 revolving credit facility (excludes outstanding letters of credit)
Line of Credit [Member]
Current borrowing capacity available under the facility
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity
Maximum borrowing capacity available under the credit facility
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity
Revolving credit facility
Lines of Credit, Fair Value Disclosure
Settlement agreement payment
Litigation Settlement, Amount
Term loan
Loans Payable, Fair Value Disclosure
Total debt
Long-term Debt
Financing Agreements
Long-term Debt [Text Block]
2015
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two
2017
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four
2018
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five
2016
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three
Maturities of long-term debt
Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Less: current portion
Current portion of long-term debt
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities
Long-term debt
Total long-term debt
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities
2014
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Next Twelve Months
Loss Contingency, Nature [Domain]
Loss Contingencies [Table]
Recover compensatory damages
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value
Commitments and Contingencies
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Horstmann litigation liability offset by a corresponding indemnification receivable recorded in other assets
Loss Contingency Accrual
Loss Contingency Nature [Axis]
Amount awarded in favor of plaintiff
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value
Machinery and equipment
Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Maximum
Maximum [Member]
Minimum
Minimum [Member]
Percentage ownership of subsidiaries with indebtedness guaranteed by the parent
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent
Noncontrolling interests
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
Valuation and qualifying accounts activity
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]
Municipal bonds
Municipal Bonds [Member]
Nature of Error [Domain]
Financing Activities
Financing activities:
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Operating Activities
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Net cash flows
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Continuing Operations
Net income
Net income
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic
Net cash provided by operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Continuing Operations
Net cash used in investing activities
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Continuing Operations
Investing Activities
Investing activities:
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
Non-Guarantors
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
$150 senior unsecured notes
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure
Forethought Note
Notes Receivable [Member]
5.50% Notes due 2020
Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Number of reportable segments
Number of Reportable Segments
Noncontrolling Interests
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Business Combination
Thereafter
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due Thereafter
Aggregate future minimum lease payments for operating leases, excluding renewable periods
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2017
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Four Years
Operating expenses
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses
2018
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Five Years
2016
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Three Years
Operating expenses
Operating Expense [Member]
Rental expense charged to income
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Net
2014
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Next Twelve Months
2014 (remaining nine months)
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Remainder of Fiscal Year
Operating profit
Operating Income (Loss)
Operating Segments [Member]
Operating segments
2015
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Two Years
Future minimum operating lease payments, excluding renewable periods
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due
Backlog
Order or Production Backlog [Member]
Background and Basis of Presentation
Background and Basis of Presentation
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]
Pension and postretirement, tax
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Tax
Total changes in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments (net of quarter-to-date tax of $- and $0.1 and year-to-date tax of $0.1 and $0.3)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Derivatives Qualifying as Hedges, Net of Tax
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Available-for-sale Securities, Tax
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, tax
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, for Net Gain (Loss), before Tax
Recognized actuarial loss
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, tax
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Derivatives Qualifying as Hedges, Tax
Pension and postretirement (net of quarter-to-date tax of $0.3 and $0.1 and year-to date tax of $1.8 and $1.5)
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, Net of Tax
Before tax amount
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, before Tax
After tax amount
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, Net of Tax
Currency translation adjustment
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax
Other borrowings
Other Borrowings
Other assets
Other Assets, Noncurrent
Other Long-Term Liabilities
Tax benefit (expense)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax
Other current assets
Other Assets, Current
Other
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Change in pension and postretirement, taxes
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net Unamortized Gain (Loss) Arising During Period, Tax
Change in pension and postretirement (net of taxes of $2.0, $4.3 and $0.5 for the years ended 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net Unamortized Gain (Loss) Arising During Period, Net of Tax
Other, net
Other Operating Activities, Cash Flow Statement
Changes in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities (net of quarter-to-date tax of $- and $- and year-to-date tax of $- and $0.1)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, Net of Tax
Net unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, tax
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, Tax
Other
Other Expenses
Other Income (Expense), Net
Other Income and Other Expense Disclosure [Text Block]
Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]
Postretirement healthcare plan
Postretirement healthcare benefit cost
Other Postretirement Benefit Expense
Other income and expense, net
Other income (expense), net
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)
Other income (expense), net
Other long-term liabilities
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent
Other Income (Expense), Net
Other current liabilities
Other Liabilities, Current
Other Long-Term Liabilities
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]
Other income
Other Income [Member]
Other restructuring
Other Restructuring Costs
Parent
Parent Company [Member]
Total Attributable to Hillenbrand, Inc.
Parent [Member]
Proceeds from sales of investments and warrant exercise
Payments for (Proceeds from) Investments
Proceeds from investments
Amount of shares repurchased
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock
Repurchases of common stock
Repurchases of common stock
Other, net
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities
Capital expenditures
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
Net cash purchase consideration
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross
Payments of dividends on common stock
Cash dividends paid on common stock
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock
Payment of dividends on common stock
Purchase of remaining shares of less than wholly-owned subsidiaries
Payments to Acquire Additional Interest in Subsidiaries
Assumed liability
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities
Accrued postretirement benefits, current portion
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Current Liabilities
Pension plan funding
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Contributions
Pension plans
Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]
Long-term portion of accrued pension and postretirement healthcare
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent
Pension and postretirement plan expense
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense
Percentage of inventories determined by LIFO method
Percentage of LIFO Inventory
Performance-based stock awards
Performance-based stock awards (maximum that can be earned)
Performance Shares [Member]
Plan Asset Categories [Domain]
Postretirement healthcare costs, net
Postemployment Benefits, Period Expense
Retirement Benefits
Postemployment Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]
Par value (in dollars per share)
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share
Preferred stock
Preferred Stock, Number of Shares, Par Value and Other Disclosures [Abstract]
Shares issued
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued
Authorized shares of preferred stock (in shares)
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized
Prepaid expense
Prepaid expenses
Prepaid Expense, Current
Net proceeds (payments) on stock plans
Proceeds from (Repurchase of) Equity
Cash received from warrant exercised
Proceeds from Warrant Exercises
Exercised amount of warrants to purchase the common stock of Forethought
Proceeds from other borrowings
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Other Debt
Return of investment capital from affiliates
Proceeds from Contributions from Affiliates
Other, net
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities
Proceeds from revolving credit facilities, net of financing costs
Proceeds from Lines of Credit
Proceeds from term loan
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt
Proceeds from issuance of senior unsecured notes, net of financing costs
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt
Proceeds from sales of property, plant, and equipment
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment
Proceeds from property, plant, and equipment
Warranty costs
Product Warranty Expense
Consolidated net income
Consolidated net income
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
Estimated useful lives
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life
Cost
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross
Property, plant, and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Property, plant, and equipment, net
Tangible long-lived assets, net
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Schedule of carrying value of property, plant and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Domain]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis]
Properties
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Reserve for trade receivables
Provision for Doubtful Accounts
Correction of Errors
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Nature of Error [Axis]
Unaudited Quarterly Financial Information
Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block]
Unaudited Quarterly Financial Information
Reportable legal entities
Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Range [Axis]
Range [Domain]
Unbilled receivables from long-term manufacturing contracts
Receivables, Long-term Contracts or Programs
Trade receivables
Receivables, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Domain]
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Axis]
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Affected Line in the Consolidated Statement of Operations:
Schedule of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block]
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax
Total reclassifications for the period, net of tax
Activity within the reserve for unrecognized tax benefits
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]
Reconciles consolidated EBITDA to consolidated net income
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Abstract]
Transactions with Hill-Rom
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]
Transactions with Hill-Rom
Repayments on revolving credit facilities
Repayments of Lines of Credit
Repayments on term loan
Repayments of Long-term Debt
Repayment of debt
Repayments of Debt
Research and Development Costs
Research and Development Expense [Abstract]
Research and development costs
Research and Development Expense
Research and development costs
Research and Development Expense, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Adjustment
Restatement Adjustment [Member]
Restricted cash
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
Restructuring charges related to the realignment of the entity's corporate executive management team
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions
Restructuring
Restructuring Charges
Additional restructuring costs
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost
Restructuring
Restructuring charges
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost
Restructuring
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]
Restructuring and Related Cost
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Retained Earnings
Retained Earnings [Member]
Retained earnings
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)
Revenue recognition
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Revenue Recognition
Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Net revenue
Revenues
Net revenue
Aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value
Expected life
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Average remaining life of the exercisable options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
Average remaining life of outstanding stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
Forecast
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Scenario, Unspecified [Domain]
Summary of fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table]
Summary of outstanding stock options
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]
Components of net pension costs
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]
Schedule of accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets
Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]
Other Income and Expense
Schedule of Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Table Text Block]
Summary of outstanding performance-based units
Schedule of Nonvested Performance-based Units Activity [Table Text Block]
Summary of assumptions used in determining fair value of options
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]
Schedule of condensed consolidating balance sheets
Condensed Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]
Summary of scheduled maturities of long-term debt
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]
Schedule of intangible assets and related amortization
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]
Schedule of weighted average assumptions under the postretirement healthcare plan
Schedule of Health Care Cost Trend Rates [Table Text Block]
Schedule of inventories
Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]
Schedule of reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
Summary of deferred income tax balance sheet accounts
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
Summary of outstanding restricted stock units
Schedule of Nonvested Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]
Schedule of stock-based awards granted in the period
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Activity [Table Text Block]
Schedule of supplemental balance sheet information
Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]
Schedule of aggregate future minimum lease payments for operating leases
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]
Schedule of unaudited quarterly financial information
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]
Schedule of computation of basic and diluted earnings per share
Schedule of condensed consolidating statements of income
Condensed Income Statement [Table Text Block]
Schedule of condensed consolidating statements of cash flows
Condensed Cash Flow Statement [Table Text Block]
Schedule of stock-based compensation costs
Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan [Table Text Block]
Summary of actuarial assumptions
Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table]
Schedule of changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]
Schedule of estimated future benefit payments
Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]
Schedule of borrowings under financing agreements
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill
Schedule of Goodwill [Table]
Schedule of net revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and depreciation and amortization by segment and geographic location
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table]
Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table]
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table]
Schedule of Quantifying Prior Year Misstatement Corrected in Current Year Financial Statements [Table]
SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Text Block]
Segment and Geographical Information
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segments [Domain]
Segment and Geographical Information
Segment and Geographical Information
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
Geographical [Domain]
Self-insurance loss reserves
Self Insurance Reserve
Self-insurance
Self Insurance Reserve [Policy Text Block]
$150 senior unsecured notes, due July 15, 2020, net of discount
$150 senior unsecured notes
Senior Notes [Member]
Other Acquisitions
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member]
Time-based stock awards and performance-based stock awards activity
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period
Weighted average fair value of equity instruments other than options (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Forfeited (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Number of shares outstanding under time-based stock awards and performance-based stock awards at the beginning of the period (in shares)
Number of shares outstanding under time-based stock awards and performance-based stock awards at the end of the period (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number
Increase in number of shares issuable under stock compensation plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized
Vested (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period
Share-based compensation
Share-based Compensation
Vesting period
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross
Granted (in shares)
Stock based compensation
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Non-vested time-based stock awards at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)
Non-vested time-based stock awards at the end of the period (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Forfeited (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeitures, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Forfeited (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period
Expired (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Expirations in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Exercised (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Weighted-average volatility factor (as a percent)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Weighted Average Volatility Rate
Granted (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures
Exercisable at the end of the period (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Discount for Postvesting Restrictions
Post-vesting termination rate (as a percent)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate
Weighted-average dividend yield (as a percent)
Total vest date fair value of vested time-based stock awards and performance-based stock awards shares held by employees and directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Expirations in Period
Expired (in shares)
Forfeited (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period
Vested (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Exercisable at the end of the period (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number
Number of shares available for future issuance (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant
Total intrinsic value of options exercised
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value
Number of shares initially registered and authorized for issuance
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate
Assumptions used in the determination of fair value of options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Weighted average fair value of options granted (in dollars per share)
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares)
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number
Aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value
Summary of outstanding stock option awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Equity Award [Domain]
Balance (in shares)
Balance (in shares)
Shares, Issued
Short-term Debt, Type [Domain]
Short-term Debt, Type [Axis]
Amount by which the unrecognized tax benefits could decline over the next 12 months
Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible, Amount of Unrecorded Benefit
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]
Warranty reserves
Standard Product Warranty Accrual
Warranty costs
Standard Product Warranty, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Scenario [Axis]
Statement [Table]
Statement
Statement [Line Items]
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Geographical [Axis]
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow
Equity Components [Axis]
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Segments [Axis]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Period Increase (Decrease)
Maximum amount of common stock repurchases
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount
Issuance/retirement of stock for stock awards/options
Stock Granted, Value, Share-based Compensation, Net of Forfeitures
Issuance/retirement of stock for stock awards/options (in shares)
Shares issued from treasury stock under various stock compensation programs (in shares)
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Share-based Compensation, Net of Forfeitures
Exercised (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period
Remaining amount of share repurchases
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Other
Stockholders' Equity, Other
Preferred stock
Stockholders' Equity Note, Redeemable Preferred Stock, Issue, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Stockholders' Equity, Period Increase (Decrease)
Hillenbrand Shareholders' Equity
Total Hillenbrand Shareholders' Equity
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent
Total Shareholders' Equity
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
Shareholders' Equity
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Events [Text Block]
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Table]
Subsequent event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event Type [Domain]
Subsequent Event Type [Axis]
Derivative instruments and hedging activity
Summary of Derivative Instruments [Abstract]
Activity within the reserve for unrecognized tax benefits
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]
Supplemental Balance Sheet Information
Supplemental Balance Sheet Disclosures [Text Block]
Deferred income tax assets related to U.S. federal and state tax credit carryforwards
Tax Credit Carryforward, Deferred Tax Asset
Technology, including patents
Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Unbilled Receivables from Long-Term Manufacturing Contracts
Trade and Other Accounts Receivable, Unbilled Receivables, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Treasury stock, shares
Treasury Stock, Number of Shares Held
Purchases of common stock
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method
Shares repurchased
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired
Shares repurchased
Treasury Stock, Shares
Treasury Stock
Treasury Stock [Member]
Treasury stock (0.7 and 0.2 shares)
Treasury Stock, Value
Total permanently reinvested earnings
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries
U.S. Pension Benefits
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]
Additional amounts recognized (released) for interest and penalties
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense
Additions for tax positions related to the current year
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Increase Resulting from Current Period Tax Positions
Settlements
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Decrease Resulting from Settlements with Taxing Authorities
Reductions for tax positions of prior years
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Decrease Resulting from Prior Period Tax Positions
Gross unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized would impact the effective tax rate
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate
Balance at the beginning of the period
Balance at the end of the period
Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Additions for tax positions of prior years
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Increase Resulting from Prior Period Tax Positions
Other amounts accrued for interest and penalties
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued
Use of estimates
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]
U.S. Government securities
US Treasury and Government [Member]
Vesting [Axis]
Vesting [Domain]
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Table]
Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Domain]
Charged to Costs and Expense
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Charged to Cost and Expense
Balance at Beginning of Period
Balance at End of Period
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Balance
Valuation allowance against deferred tax assets
Valuation Allowance of Deferred Tax Assets [Member]
Charged to Other Accounts
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Charged to Other Accounts
SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Valuation Allowances and Reserves Type [Axis]
Warrants to purchase common stock
Warrants Not Settleable in Cash, Fair Value Disclosure
Weighted average shares outstanding (basic) (in shares)
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic
Weighted average shares outstanding (diluted) (in shares)
Weighted average shares outstanding (diluted) (in shares)
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted