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Fair value, before effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial asset or other contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes assets elected not to be offset. Excludes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement.

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Fair value, before effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial liability or contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes liabilities elected not to be offset. Excludes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash outflow for derivative instruments during the period, which are classified as financing activities, excluding those designated as hedging instruments.

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Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Derivatives, Fair Value
Financing portion of cash paid for rate-lock interest rate swaps	$ 0.0	$ 43.5
Commodity contracts \| Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Derivatives, Fair Value
Notional Amount of Derivative	222.0		$ 215.0
Energy Contracts \| Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Derivatives, Fair Value
Notional Amount of Derivative	39.9		48.9
Foreign Exchange Contract - Forward Contracts \| Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Derivatives, Fair Value
Notional Amount of Derivative	2.3		3.0
Interest Rate Swap \| Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative, Notional amount of terminated contracts	400.0	200.0
Derivative, Cash Received for Termination	5.2	6.7
Notional Amount of Derivative	300.0		700.0
Interest rate swap, rate lock swaps \| Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative, Cash Settlements paid, net		43.5
Derivative, Notional amount of terminated contracts		$ 516.7
Other Current Assets \| Commodity contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset	2.2		1.2
Other Current Assets \| Energy Contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset	0.4		2.5
Other Current Assets \| Interest Rate Swap
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset	3.6		10.6
Other Assets \| Commodity contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset	6.0		0.0
Other Assets \| Interest Rate Swap
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset	1.6		11.3
Assets, Total
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset	13.8		25.6
Other Current Liabilities \| Commodity contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	10.6		14.1
Other Current Liabilities \| Energy Contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	4.5		2.0
Other Liabilities \| Interest Rate Swap
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	1.1		0.0
Liabilities, Total
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	$ 16.2		$ 16.1