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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Interest paid	$ (40.2)	$ (49.8)
Income tax payments	$ 15.4	$ 7.5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,382.8	$ 1,189.9	$ 1,748.6	$ 1,488.0
Cost of sales	829.2	716.8	1,140.6	977.8
Cost of sales—impairment, restructuring and other	3.4	1.0	3.6	3.5
Gross profit	550.2	472.1	604.4	506.7
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	195.6	179.7	315.4	296.0
Impairment, restructuring and other	0.3	0.2	(2.2)	3.7
Other expense, net	0.6	2.0	0.1	1.6
Operating Income (Loss), Total	353.7	290.2	291.1	205.4
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates	0.0	(2.0)	0.0	(3.3)
Costs related to refinancing	0.0	0.0	15.1	0.0
Interest expense	22.7	28.9	42.7	54.1
Other non-operating income, net	(2.8)	(260.1)	(5.4)	(262.9)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Total	333.8	523.4	238.7	417.5
Income tax expense from continuing operations	84.0	126.5	60.2	103.2
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Total	249.8	396.9	178.5	314.3
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	2.6	(0.5)	2.6	2.5
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Total	252.4	396.4	181.1	316.8
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(0.2)	0.1	(0.3)	0.1
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent, Total	$ 252.2	$ 396.5	$ 180.8	$ 316.9
Basic income (loss) per common share:
Income from continuing operations (USD per share)	$ 4.48	$ 7.17	$ 3.20	$ 5.68
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (USD per share)	0.05	(0.01)	0.05	0.04
Basic income per common share (USD per share)	$ 4.53	$ 7.16	$ 3.25	$ 5.72
Weighted-average common shares outstanding during the period (shares)	55.7	55.4	55.7	55.4
Diluted income (loss) per common share:
Income from continuing operations (USD per share)	$ 4.43	$ 7.10	$ 3.15	$ 5.62
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (USD per share)	0.04	(0.01)	0.04	0.05
Diluted income per common share (USD per share)	$ 4.47	$ 7.09	$ 3.19	$ 5.67
Weighted-average common shares outstanding during the period plus dilutive potential common shares (shares)	56.4	55.9	56.6	55.9

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 181.1	$ 316.8
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Impairment, restructuring and other	0.0	0.5
Costs Related to Refinancing (Non-cash)	15.1	0.0
Share-based compensation expense	19.0	17.0
Depreciation	30.1	27.9
Amortization	15.8	16.8
Deferred taxes	(3.1)	(37.5)
(Gain) loss on long-lived assets	(0.2)	0.9
(Gain) loss on sale of business / unconsolidated affiliate	0.0	(259.8)
Recognition of accumulated foreign currency translation loss	0.0	2.5
Equity in income and distributions from unconsolidated affiliates	0.0	1.6
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquired businesses:
Accounts receivable	(866.8)	(723.9)
Inventories	(206.7)	(196.5)
Prepaid and other assets	(35.1)	(42.9)
Accounts payable	129.8	154.5
Other current liabilities	115.4	238.2
Restructuring and other	(0.5)	(55.9)
Other non-current items	(2.3)	(7.0)
Other, net	1.3	0.7
Net cash used in operating activities	(607.1)	(546.1)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets	0.2	0.1
Investments in property, plant and equipment	(29.4)	(20.9)
Proceeds from (investments in) loans receivable	(2.5)	18.4
Proceeds from sale of brand extension assets	115.5	0.0
Proceeds from sale of investment in unconsolidated affiliates	0.0	237.7
Investments in acquired businesses, net of cash acquired	0.0	(6.6)
Other investing, net	(1.7)	1.0
Net cash provided by investing activities	82.1	229.7
Financing Activities
Borrowings under revolving and bank lines of credit and term loans	1,089.3	777.9
Repayments under revolving and bank lines of credit and term loans	(469.1)	(394.2)
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt	450.0	0.0
Repayments of senior debt	(400.0)	0.0
Payments of Financing Costs	(18.7)	0.0
Dividends paid	(65.4)	(61.6)
Purchase of Common Shares	(50.4)	(3.0)
Payments on seller notes	(0.5)	(0.8)
Cash received from exercise of stock options	2.1	2.3
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Total	537.3	320.6
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(0.3)	(0.6)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	12.0	3.6
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	18.8	33.9
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 30.8	$ 37.5

DEBT - Interest Rate Swap Agreements (Details)	May 05, 2020 USD ($) derivative_instrument	Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Instrument 1
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount		$ 250,000,000
Fixed Rate		2.09%
Instrument 2
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount		$ 100,000,000
Fixed Rate		2.15%
Instrument 3
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount		$ 200,000,000
Fixed Rate		2.87%
Instrument 4
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount		$ 100,000,000
Fixed Rate		2.96%
Instrument 5
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount		$ 200,000,000
Fixed Rate		2.98%
Interest Rate Swap, Instrument 6
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount		$ 100,000,000
Fixed Rate		1.36%
Interest Rate Swap, Instrument 7
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount		$ 300,000,000
Fixed Rate		1.34%
Interest Rate Swap, Instrument 8
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount		$ 200,000,000
Fixed Rate		1.37%
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Interest Rate Swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount		$ 1,450,000,000.0	$ 850,000,000.0	$ 1,300,000,000.0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| May 5, 2020 Interest Rate Swap Agreements \| Subsequent Event
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of instruments \| derivative_instrument	2
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Interest Rate Swap Expiring June 2026 \| Subsequent Event
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 200,000,000.0
Fixed Rate	0.85175%
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Interest Rate Swap Expiring June 2024 \| Subsequent Event
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed Rate	0.577%
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Interest Rate Swap Expiring June 2024 \| Subsequent Event \| Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 200,000,000.0

LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS - (Future Minimum Annual Operating and Capital Lease Payments Required before Adoption of ASU 842 Schedule) (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payment, Due [Abstract]
2020	$ 52.8
2021	40.3
2022	28.1
2023	15.4
2024	7.9
Thereafter	12.6
Total lease payments	157.1
Finance Lease, Liability, Payment, Due [Abstract]
2020	3.0
2021	3.5
2022	3.5
2023	3.6
2024	3.6
Thereafter	15.4
Total lease payments	$ 32.6

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Nature of Operations

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (“Scotts Miracle-Gro” or “Parent”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, together with Scotts Miracle-Gro, the “Company”) are engaged in the manufacturing, marketing and sale of products for lawn and garden care and indoor, urban and hydroponic gardening. The Company’s products are sold in North America, Europe and Asia.

Due to the seasonal nature of the consumer lawn and garden business, the majority of the Company’s sales to customers occur in the Company’s second and third fiscal quarters. On a combined basis, net sales for the second and third quarters of the last three fiscal years represented approximately 75% of the Company’s annual net sales.

Organization and Basis of Presentation

The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019 are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Scotts Miracle-Gro and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company’s consolidation criteria are based on majority ownership (as evidenced by a majority voting interest in the entity) and an objective evaluation and determination of effective management control. AeroGrow International, Inc. (“AeroGrow”), in which the Company has a controlling interest, is consolidated, with the equity owned by other shareholders shown as noncontrolling interest in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the other shareholders’ portion of net earnings and other comprehensive income shown as net (income) loss or comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), respectively. The results of businesses acquired or disposed of are included in the condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of each acquisition or up to the date of disposal, respectively. In the opinion of management, interim results reflect all normal and recurring adjustments and are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted or condensed pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with Scotts Miracle-Gro’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 (the “2019 Annual Report”), which includes a complete set of footnote disclosures, including the Company’s significant accounting policies.

The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2019 has been derived from the Company’s audited Consolidated Balance Sheet at that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.

Long-Lived Assets

The Company had non-cash investing activities of $3.7 million and $3.6 million during the six months ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019, respectively, representing unpaid liabilities to acquire property, plant and equipment.

Statements of Cash Flows

Supplemental cash flow information was as follows:


	SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019
	(In millions)
Interest paid	$	40.2	$	49.8

Income tax payments	15.4		7.5

During the six months ended March 30, 2019, the Company paid a post-closing net working capital adjustment obligation of $6.6 million related to the fiscal 2018 acquisition of Sunlight Supply, Inc., Sunlight Garden Supply, Inc., Sunlight Garden Supply, ULC, and IP Holdings, LLC, and all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Columbia River Industrial Holdings, LLC (collectively “Sunlight Supply”), which was classified as an investing activity in the “Investments in acquired businesses, net of cash acquired” line in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value and include the cost of raw materials, labor, manufacturing overhead and freight and inbound handling costs incurred to pre-position goods in the Company’s warehouse network. The Company makes provisions for obsolete or slow-moving inventories as necessary to properly reflect inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Inventories are determined by the first in, first out method of accounting. Inventories acquired through the acquisition of or subsequently produced by Sunlight Supply were initially recorded at fair value at the date of the acquisition and subsequently were measured using the average costing method of inventory valuation. During the three months ended December 28, 2019, the Company determined it was preferable to use the first in, first out inventory valuation method and adopted this method for the remaining Sunlight Supply inventories not subject to the first in, first out method. This change in accounting principle resulted in an increase in inventories of $0.2 million as of December 28, 2019, with a corresponding decrease in cost of goods sold for the three months ended December 28, 2019. The change in accounting principle was not material to prior periods so it was not retrospectively applied.

Leases

Effective October 1, 2019, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842, “Leases” (“ASC 842”). Under this guidance, the Company determines whether an arrangement contains a lease at inception by determining if the contract conveys the right to control the use of identified property, plant or equipment for a period of time in exchange for consideration and other facts and circumstances. Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets are calculated based on the lease liability adjusted for any lease payments paid to the lessor at or before the commencement date and initial direct costs incurred by the Company and excludes any lease incentives received from the lessor. Lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term. The lease term may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. As the Company’s leases typically do not contain a readily determinable implicit rate, the Company determines the present value of the lease liability using its incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date based on the lease term. The Company considers its credit rating and the current economic environment in determining this collateralized rate. Variable lease payments are the portion of lease payments that are not fixed over the lease term. Variable lease payments are expensed as incurred and include certain non-lease components, such as maintenance and other services provided by the lessor, and other charges included in the lease, as applicable. The Company elected to exclude short-term leases, defined as leases with initial terms of 12 months or less, from its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

RECENTLY ADOPTED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued its final standard on lease accounting, ASC 842. This guidance requires lessees to recognize a lease liability for the obligation to make lease payments and a ROU asset for the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The Company elected the optional transition method and adopted the new guidance on October 1, 2019 on a modified retrospective basis with no restatement of prior period amounts. Fiscal 2019 balances and related disclosures supporting those comparative period balances continue to be presented under ASC 840, “Leases.” As allowed under the new accounting standard, the Company elected to apply practical expedients to carry forward the original lease determinations, lease classifications and accounting of initial direct costs for all asset classes at the time of adoption. The Company also elected to exclude short-term leases from its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company’s adoption of the new standard resulted in the recognition of ROU assets of $129.6 million in the “Other assets” line in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, liabilities of $45.4 million in the “Other current liabilities” line in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and liabilities of $88.8 million in the “Other liabilities” line in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of the October 1, 2019 adoption date. Adoption of the new standard did not result in a material cumulative effect adjustment to equity as of the date of adoption and did not have a material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations or Cash Flows. In connection with the adoption of this guidance, as required, the Company reclassified certain restructuring reserves (refer to “NOTE 4. IMPAIRMENT, RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER” for more information) and deferred rent liabilities as reductions to the ROU asset. Refer to “NOTE 13. LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS” for more information.

On March 2, 2020, the SEC issued a final rule that amends the financial disclosure requirements related to certain registered securities under SEC Regulation S-X, Rule 3-10, “Financial Statements of Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities Registered or Being Registered.” These amendments are generally effective for registration statements filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange of Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), on or after January 4, 2021 and periodic reports filed pursuant to the Exchange Act for fiscal periods beginning after January 4, 2021. However, voluntary compliance in advance of these effective dates is permitted. The amendments permit the omission from the applicable filings of separate financial statements for each issuer of a registered security that is guaranteed and each guarantor

of a registered security that would be required of a registrant under Regulation S-X if, subject to additional conditions, the parent company of such issuers and/or guarantors provides supplemental financial and non-financial disclosures about the subsidiary issuers and/or guarantors and the guarantees. Under the amended Rule 3-10, in lieu of separate financial statements, a parent company of the subsidiary issuers and/or guarantors may provide summarized financial information of the issuers and guarantors, as well as other qualitative disclosures about the guarantees and the issuers and guarantors, in the parent company’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) or its consolidated financial statements. As permitted under these amendments, the Company elected to provide the summarized financial information and qualitative disclosures permitted under the amended Rule 3-10 during the second quarter of fiscal 2020 and has provided such information and disclosures within the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section of the MD&A.

On March 12, 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-04, “Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting,” which provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The Company may elect to apply the contract modification provisions as of any date from the beginning of an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020 up until December 31, 2022. The hedge accounting expedients may be applied, on an individual hedging relationship basis, to eligible hedge accounting relationships that existed as of the beginning of the interim period that includes March 12, 2020 and to new eligible hedging relationships entered into after the beginning of the interim period that includes March 12, 2020; however, those expedients generally cannot be applied to hedging relationships evaluated for periods after December 31, 2022. The Company adopted the hedge accounting expedient related to probability of forecasted transactions during the second quarter of fiscal 2020. The adoption of this guidance did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. The Company is continuing to assess other optional expedients and exceptions available within the amended guidance.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326),” which changes the impairment model for most financial assets to require measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held. The provisions are effective for the Company’s financial statements no later than the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2020. The Company is continuing to assess the impact of the amended guidance.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, “Compensation-Retirement Benefits-Defined Benefit Plans-General (Topic 715): Disclosure Framework–Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans,” which removes certain disclosures that are not considered cost beneficial, clarifies certain required disclosures and requires certain additional disclosures related to defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. The provisions are effective for the Company’s financial statements no later than the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2020. The Company is continuing to assess the impact of the amended guidance.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Topic 350): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract,” which aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. The provisions are effective for the Company’s financial statements no later than the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2020. The Company is continuing to assess the impact of the amended guidance.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, “Income taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes,” which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in ASC 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. The provisions are effective for the Company’s financial statements no later than the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2021. The Company is continuing to assess the impact of the amended guidance.

LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($)
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Residual value of leased asset	$ 3.4	$ 3.4
Operating lease amortization of ROU assets	$ 11.8	$ 22.9

DEBT - Senior Notes - 4.500% (Details) - Senior notes - Senior Notes, 4.500% Due 2029 - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 22, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 30, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of debt (percentage)	4.50%	4.50%	4.50%	4.50%
Proceeds from issuance of unsecured debt	$ 450.0

EQUITY

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

EQUITY

The following table provides a summary of the changes in total equity, equity attributable to controlling interest, and equity attributable to noncontrolling interests for each of the periods indicated (in millions):


	Common Shares and Capital in Excess of Stated Value		Retained Earnings		Treasury Shares		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total Equity - Controlling Interest		Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity
Balance at September 30, 2019	$	442.2	$	1,274.7	$	(904.3)	$	(93.9)	$	718.7	$	4.5	$	723.2

Net income (loss)	—		(71.4)		—		—		(71.4)		0.1		(71.3)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	—		—		—		2.9		2.9		—		2.9
Share-based compensation	7.0		—		—		—		7.0		—		7.0
Dividends declared ($0.580 per share)	—		(33.5)		—		—		(33.5)		—		(33.5)

Treasury share issuances	(0.3)		—		1.2		—		0.9		—		0.9



Balance at December 28, 2019	$	448.9	$	1,169.8	$	(903.1)	$	(91.0)	$	624.6	$	4.7	$	629.3

Net income (loss)	—		252.2		—		—		252.2		0.2		252.4
Other comprehensive income (loss)	—		—		—		(16.9)		(16.9)		—		(16.9)
Share-based compensation	12.0		—		—		—		12.0		—		12.0
Dividends declared ($0.580 per share)	—		(33.0)		—		—		(33.0)		—		(33.0)
Treasury share purchases	—		—		(52.9)		—		(52.9)		—		(52.9)
Treasury share issuances	(10.5)		—		14.2		—		3.7		—		3.7
Balance at March 28, 2020	$	450.5	$	1,389.0	$	(941.9)	$	(107.9)	$	789.7	$	4.9	$	794.6

The sum of the components may not equal due to rounding.


	Common Shares and Capital in Excess of Stated Value		Retained Earnings		Treasury Shares		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total Equity - Controlling Interest		Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity
Balance at September 30, 2018	$	420.3	$	919.9	$	(939.6)	$	(46.0)	$	354.6	$	5.0	$	359.6
Adoption of new accounting pronouncements	—		26.0		—		(16.9)		9.1		—		9.1
Net income (loss)	—		(79.6)		—		—		(79.6)		(0.1)		(79.7)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	—		—		—		(12.4)		(12.4)		—		(12.4)
Share-based compensation	6.6		—		—		—		6.6		—		6.6
Dividends declared ($0.550 per share)	—		(30.9)		—		—		(30.9)		—		(30.9)

Treasury share issuances	(1.0)		—		1.9		—		0.9		—		0.9



Balance at December 29, 2018	$	425.9	$	835.4	$	(937.7)	$	(75.3)	$	248.3	$	4.9	$	253.2
Net income (loss)	—		396.5		—		—		396.5		(0.1)		396.4
Other comprehensive income (loss)	—		—		—		(3.9)		(3.9)		—		(3.9)
Share-based compensation	10.4		—		—		—		10.4		—		10.4
Dividends declared ($0.550 per share)	—		(32.7)		—		—		(32.7)		—		(32.7)
Treasury share purchases	—		—		(2.5)		—		(2.5)		—		(2.5)
Treasury share issuances	(10.1)		—		11.2		—		1.1		—		1.1

Balance at March 30, 2019	$	426.2	$	1,199.2	$	(929.0)	$	(79.2)	$	617.2	$	4.9	$	622.1

The sum of the components may not equal due to rounding.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

At March 28, 2020 and September 30, 2019, the Company had unrecognized losses on pension and other postretirement

liabilities of $67.3 million, net of tax of $22.4 million, and $68.4 million, net of tax of $22.8 million, respectively, recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss. At March 28, 2020 and September 30, 2019, the Company had accumulated foreign currency translation losses of $22.7 million and $17.4 million, respectively, recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss. At March 28, 2020 and September 30, 2019, the Company had unrecognized losses on derivatives of $17.9 million, net of tax of $6.2 million, and $8.1 million, net of tax of $2.8 million, respectively, recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss.

During the three and six months ended March 30, 2019, the Company recognized a charge of $2.5 million in the “Other non-operating income, net” line in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations related to the write-off of accumulated foreign currency translation loss adjustments of a foreign subsidiary that was substantially liquidated.

Dividends

On July 30, 2019, the Scotts Miracle-Gro Board of Directors approved an increase in the Company’s quarterly cash dividend from $0.55 to $0.58 per Common Share.

Share Repurchases

On August 11, 2014, Scotts Miracle-Gro announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $500.0 million of Common Shares over a five-year period (effective November 1, 2014 through September 30, 2019). On August 3, 2016, Scotts Miracle-Gro announced that its Board of Directors authorized a $500.0 million increase to the share repurchase authorization ending on September 30, 2019. On August 2, 2019, the Scotts Miracle-Gro Board of Directors authorized an extension of the current share repurchase authorization through March 28, 2020. The amended authorization allows for repurchases of Common Shares of up to an aggregate amount of $1.0 billion through March 28, 2020. The authorization provides the Company with flexibility to purchase Common Shares from time to time in open market purchases or through privately negotiated transactions. All or part of the repurchases may be made under Rule 10b5-1 plans, which the Company may enter into from time to time and which enable the repurchases to occur on a more regular basis, or pursuant to accelerated share repurchases. The share repurchase authorization may be suspended or discontinued by the Board of Directors at any time, and there can be no guarantee as to the timing or amount of any repurchases. During the three and six months ended March 28, 2020, Scotts Miracle-Gro repurchased 0.4 million Common Shares under the program for $48.2 million. There were no share repurchases under the share repurchase authorization during the three and six months ended March 30, 2019. The “Treasury share purchases” lines in the tables above include cash paid to tax authorities to satisfy statutory income tax withholding obligations related to share-based compensation of $4.7 million for the three and six months ended March 28, 2020 and $2.5 million for the three and six months ended March 30, 2019. From the effective date of the share repurchase authorization in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 through March 28, 2020, Scotts Miracle-Gro repurchased approximately 8.7 million Common Shares for $762.8 million. On January 31, 2020, the Scotts Miracle-Gro Board of Directors authorized a new repurchase program allowing for repurchases of up to $750.0 million of Common Shares from April 30, 2020 through March 25, 2023. On March 26, 2020, the Company announced a temporary suspension of share repurchase activity, effective as of March 30, 2020, in order to enhance the Company’s financial flexibility in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Share-Based Awards

Scotts Miracle-Gro grants share-based awards annually to officers and certain other employees of the Company and non-employee directors of Scotts Miracle-Gro. The share-based awards have consisted of stock options, restricted stock units, deferred stock units and performance-based awards. All of these share-based awards have been made under plans approved by the shareholders. Generally, employee share-based awards provide for three-year cliff vesting. Vesting for non-employee director awards is generally one year from the time of the award. Vesting of performance-based awards is dependent on service and achievement of specified performance targets. Share-based awards are forfeited if a holder terminates employment or service with the Company prior to the vesting date, except in cases where employees are eligible for accelerated vesting based on having satisfied retirement requirements relating to age and years of service. The Company estimates that 15% to 20% of its share-based awards will be forfeited based on an analysis of historical trends. This assumption is re-evaluated on an annual basis and adjusted as appropriate. Stock options have exercise prices equal to the market price of the underlying Common Shares on the date of grant with a term of 10 years. If available, Scotts Miracle-Gro will typically use treasury shares, or if not available, newly-issued Common Shares, in satisfaction of its share-based awards.

The following is a summary of the share-based awards granted during each of the periods indicated:


	SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019
Employees

Restricted stock units	117,266		161,322
Performance units	37,166		68,949
Non-Employee Directors
Restricted and deferred stock units	15,483		29,995
Total share-based awards	169,915		260,266

Aggregate fair value at grant dates (in millions)	$	20.6	$	19.6

Total share-based compensation was as follows for each of the periods indicated:


	THREE MONTHS ENDED						SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019
	(In millions)
Share-based compensation	$	12.0	$	10.4	$	19.0	$	17.0
Tax benefit recognized	2.1		1.7		3.8		3.4

Restricted share-based awards

Restricted share-based award activity (including restricted stock units and deferred stock units) during the six months ended March 28, 2020 was as follows:


	No. of Units	Wtd. Avg. Grant Date Fair Value per Unit
Awards outstanding at September 30, 2019	488,409	$	85.94
Granted	132,749	120.80
Vested	(121,948)	91.19

Awards outstanding at March 28, 2020	499,210	93.93

At March 28, 2020, the total pre-tax compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to nonvested restricted stock units not yet recognized was $14.9 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years. The total fair value of restricted stock units and deferred stock units vested was $14.7 million for the six months ended March 28, 2020.

Performance-based awards

Performance-based award activity during the six months ended March 28, 2020 was as follows (based on target award amounts):


	No. of Units	Wtd. Avg. Grant Date Fair Value per Unit
Awards outstanding at September 30, 2019	648,131	$	90.13
Granted	37,166	123.86
Vested ⁽¹⁾	(19,421)	92.73
Forfeited	(152)	98.81
Awards outstanding at March 28, 2020	665,724	91.94

(1) Vested at an average of 166 percent of the target performance share units granted.

At March 28, 2020, the total pre-tax compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to nonvested performance-based units not yet recognized was $23.2 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.9 years. The total fair value of performance-based units vested was $3.9 million for the six months ended March 28, 2020.

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Effect of Derivative Instruments on AOCI and Statements of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain / (Loss) Recognized in AOCI	$ (1.0)	$ (0.2)	$ (2.8)	$ (3.5)
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain / (Loss) Recognized in Earnings	3.1	1.3	(1.2)	1.1
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Currency forward contracts \| Other income / expense, net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain / (Loss) Recognized in Earnings	5.9	(0.2)	1.1	3.3
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Commodity hedging instruments \| Cost of sales
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain / (Loss) Recognized in Earnings	(2.8)	1.5	(2.3)	(2.2)
Cash Flow Hedging
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain / (Loss) Recognized in AOCI	(11.1)	(2.4)	(12.5)	(10.3)
Amount of Gain / (Loss) Reclassified From AOCI Into Earnings	(1.9)	1.9	(2.7)	2.0
Cash Flow Hedging \| Interest rate swap agreements
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain / (Loss) Recognized in AOCI	(10.1)	(2.2)	(9.7)	(6.8)
Cash Flow Hedging \| Interest rate swap agreements \| Interest expense
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain / (Loss) Reclassified From AOCI Into Earnings	(1.2)	0.2	(2.0)	0.1
Cash Flow Hedging \| Commodity hedging instruments \| Cost of sales
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain / (Loss) Reclassified From AOCI Into Earnings	$ (0.7)	$ 1.7	$ (0.7)	$ 1.9

DEBT - Weighted Average Interest Rate (Details)	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Weighted average interest rate (percentage)	4.30%	4.70%

LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS - (Components of Lease Cost Schedule) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 28, 2020
Leases [Abstract]
Operating lease cost	$ 13.5	$ 26.6
Variable lease cost	3.5	5.8
Short term lease cost	1.7	2.9
Amortization of right-of-use assets	1.4	2.3
Interest on lease liabilities	0.4	0.7
Total finance lease cost	1.8	3.0
Operating lease amortization of ROU assets	$ 11.8	$ 22.9

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Summary of Discontinued Operations

The following table summarizes the results of discontinued operations described above and reflected within discontinued operations in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for each of the periods presented:


	THREE MONTHS ENDED						SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019
	(In millions)

Operating and exit costs (recoveries)	$	(0.6)	$	0.1	$	(0.6)	$	0.1
Impairment, restructuring and other charges (recoveries), net	(3.1)		—		(3.1)		(4.9)



Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes	3.7		(0.1)		3.7		4.8
Income tax expense from discontinued operations	1.1		0.4		1.1		2.3
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	2.6	$	(0.5)	$	2.6	$	2.5

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of information related to a disposal group. Includes, but is not limited to, a discontinued operation, disposal classified as held-for-sale or disposed of by means other than sale or disposal of an individually significant component.

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+ Details

MARKETING AGREEMENT - Net Commission Earned Under Marketing Agreement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Marketing Agreement [Line Items]
Contribution expenses	$ (829.2)	$ (716.8)	$ (1,140.6)	$ (977.8)
Restated Marketing Agreement
Marketing Agreement [Line Items]
Gross commission	42.1	23.9	42.1	23.9
Contribution expenses	(4.5)	(4.5)	(9.0)	(9.0)
Net commission	37.6	19.4	33.1	14.9
Reimbursements associated with Roundup® marketing agreement	17.0	14.4	30.3	27.0
Total net sales associated with Roundup® marketing agreement	$ 54.6	$ 33.8	$ 63.4	$ 41.9

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 28, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 30, 2019
Reported Value Measurement \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Fair value, inputs, level 1
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$ 2.1	$ 2.0	$ 1.2
Other	22.6	21.6	20.9
Reported Value Measurement \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Fair value, inputs, level 3
Assets:
Other	11.3	11.3	13.0
Liabilities:
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.9
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Fair value, inputs, level 1
Assets:
Cash equivalents	2.1	2.0	1.2
Other	22.6	21.6	20.9
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Fair value, inputs, level 3
Assets:
Other	11.3	11.3	13.0
Liabilities:
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.9
Master Accounts Receivable Purchase Agreement \| Reported Value Measurement
Liabilities:
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	160.0	76.0	300.0
Master Accounts Receivable Purchase Agreement \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Liabilities:
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	160.0	76.0	300.0
Other Long-term Debt [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Fair value, inputs, level 2
Liabilities:
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	8.7	10.3	18.6
Other Long-term Debt [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Fair value, inputs, level 2
Liabilities:
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	8.7	10.3	18.6
Term loans \| Credit Facilities \| Reported Value Measurement
Liabilities:
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	740.0	750.0	770.0
Term loans \| Credit Facilities \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Liabilities:
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	740.0	750.0	770.0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Credit Facilities \| Reported Value Measurement
Liabilities:
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	691.9	147.2	666.2
Revolving Credit Facility \| Credit Facilities \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Liabilities:
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	691.9	147.2	666.2
Senior Notes 4.500% \| Senior notes \| Reported Value Measurement
Liabilities:
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	450.0	0.0	0.0
Senior Notes 4.500% \| Senior notes \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Liabilities:
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	400.5	0.0	0.0
Senior Notes – 5.250% \| Senior notes \| Reported Value Measurement
Liabilities:
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	250.0	250.0	250.0
Senior Notes – 5.250% \| Senior notes \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Liabilities:
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	239.1	263.4	245.0
Senior Notes – 6.000% \| Senior notes \| Reported Value Measurement
Liabilities:
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	0.0	400.0	400.0
Senior Notes – 6.000% \| Senior notes \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Liabilities:
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	$ 0.0	$ 412.5	$ 416.0

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental cash flow information was as follows:


	SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019
	(In millions)
Interest paid	$	40.2	$	49.8

Income tax payments	15.4		7.5

DEBT - Senior Notes - 6.000% (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 23, 2019	Dec. 28, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Oct. 13, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of senior debt			$ 400.0	$ 0.0
Senior Notes – 6.000%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of senior debt	$ 412.5
Repayments of senior debt, accrued and unpaid interest	0.5
Repayments of senior debt, redemption premium		$ 12.0
Repayments of senior debt, outstanding principal	$ 400.0
Senior notes \| Senior Notes – 6.000%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of debt (percentage)			6.00%	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%
Debt issuance costs, net		$ 3.1

EQUITY - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	68 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2019	Aug. 06, 2018	Aug. 31, 2014	Mar. 28, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020	Jan. 31, 2020	Aug. 03, 2016
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, accumulated other comprehensive loss, after tax				$ (67.3)				$ (67.3)		$ (68.4)	$ (67.3)
Tax effect on unrecognized loss on pension and other postretirement liabilities								(22.4)		(22.8)
Foreign currency translation losses				(22.7)				(22.7)		(17.4)	(22.7)
Unrecognized losses on derivatives				(17.9)				(17.9)		(8.1)	$ (17.9)
Tax effect of unrecognized losses on derivatives								(6.2)		$ (2.8)
Net foreign currency translation adjustment reclassifications to net income (loss)				$ 0.0		$ 2.5		$ 0.0	$ 2.5
Dividends declared (dollars per share)	$ 0.58	$ 0.55		$ 0.580	$ 0.580	$ 0.550	$ 0.550
Authorized repurchase amount			$ 500.0									$ 750.0	$ 1,000.0
Share repurchase period			5 years
Increase in authorized share repurchase authorization													$ 500.0
Common shares repurchased (shares)				400,000				400,000			8,700,000
Common shares repurchased				$ 48.2				$ 48.2			$ 762.8
Tax withholding				4.7		$ 2.5		$ 4.7	$ 2.5
Award vesting period (years)								3 years
Non-Employee Directors
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Award vesting period (years)								1 year
Minimum
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Expected forfeiture rate (percentage)								15.00%
Maximum
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Expected forfeiture rate (percentage)								20.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Cost not yet recognized				14.9				$ 14.9			14.9
Cost not yet recognized, period (years)								2 years
Units vested, value								$ 14.7
Performance units
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Cost not yet recognized				$ 23.2				$ 23.2			$ 23.2
Cost not yet recognized, period (years)								1 year 10 months 24 days
Units vested, value								$ 3.9

EQUITY - Share-based Awards Granted (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total share-based awards (shares)	169,915	260,266
Aggregate fair value at grant dates	$ 20.6	$ 19.6
Restricted stock units \| Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total share-based awards (shares)	117,266	161,322
Performance units \| Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total share-based awards (shares)	37,166	68,949
Restricted and deferred stock units \| Non-Employee Directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total share-based awards (shares)	15,483	29,995

DEBT - Credit Facilities (Details) $ in Millions	Jul. 05, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 03, 2021	Jun. 27, 2020	Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate (percentage)				4.30%	4.70%
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate (percentage)				3.70%	4.60%
Fifth Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured credit facilities, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 2,300.0
Leverage ratio				3.13
Interest coverage ratio				7.29
Leverage ratio, restricted payment threshold				4.00
Restricted payment limitation per year				$ 225.0
Fifth Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest coverage ratio				3.00
Fifth Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured credit facilities, maximum borrowing capacity	1,500.0
Fifth Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement \| Secured Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured credit facilities, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 800.0
Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity				$ 785.7
Credit Facilities \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount				$ 22.4
Credit Facilities \| Fifth Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, maturity period (years)	5 years
Forecast \| Fifth Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio		4.50	4.75

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 28, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 30, 2019
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Currency forward contracts
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 141.2	$ 120.0	$ 118.3
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Currency forward contracts \| Other current liabilities
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	0.4	0.4	0.0
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Commodity hedging instruments \| Other current liabilities
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	1.9	0.4	0.7
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Interest Rate Swap
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	1,450.0	850.0	1,300.0
Loss related to interest rate swap agreements expected to be reclassified	8.0
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Interest Rate Swap \| Other current liabilities
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	10.5	5.5	1.9
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Commodity hedging instruments
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Loss related to commodity hedges expected to be reclassified	2.2
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Commodity hedging instruments \| Other current liabilities
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	$ 1.6	$ 0.8	$ 0.8

LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS - (Maturities of Lease Liabilities by Fiscal Year Schedule) (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($)
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payment, Due [Abstract]
2020 (remainder of the year)	$ 26.9
2021	43.9
2022	31.4
2023	16.9
2024	8.8
Thereafter	13.2
Total lease payments	141.1
Less: Imputed interest	(10.8)
Total lease liabilities	130.3
Finance Lease, Liability, Payment, Due [Abstract]
2020	3.0
2021	6.1
2022	6.1
2023	6.1
2024	6.2
Thereafter	16.0
Total lease payments	43.5
Less: Imputed interest	(7.6)
Total lease liabilities	$ 35.9

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

The Company is exposed to market risks, such as changes in interest rates, currency exchange rates and commodity prices. To manage a portion of the volatility related to these exposures, the Company enters into various financial transactions. The utilization of these financial transactions is governed by policies covering acceptable counterparty exposure, instrument types and other hedging practices. The Company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for speculative trading purposes.

Exchange Rate Risk Management

The Company uses currency forward contracts to manage the exchange rate risk associated with intercompany loans and certain other balances denominated in foreign currencies. The notional amount of outstanding currency forward contracts was $141.2 million, $118.3 million and $120.0 million at March 28, 2020, March 30, 2019 and September 30, 2019, respectively. Contracts outstanding at March 28, 2020 will mature over the next fiscal quarter.

Interest Rate Risk Management

The Company enters into interest rate swap agreements as a means to hedge its variable interest rate risk on debt instruments. Net amounts to be received or paid under the swap agreements are reflected as adjustments to interest expense.

The Company has outstanding interest rate swap agreements with major financial institutions that effectively convert a portion of the Company’s variable-rate debt to a fixed rate. The swap agreements had a maximum total U.S. dollar equivalent notional amount of $1,450.0 million, $1,300.0 million and $850.0 million at March 28, 2020, March 30, 2019 and September 30, 2019, respectively. Refer to “NOTE 7. DEBT” for the terms of the swap agreements outstanding at March 28, 2020. Included in the AOCI balance at March 28, 2020 was a loss of $8.0 million related to interest rate swap agreements that is expected to be reclassified to earnings during the next twelve months, consistent with the timing of the underlying hedged transactions.

Commodity Price Risk Management

The Company enters into hedging arrangements designed to fix the price of a portion of its projected future urea, diesel and resin requirements. Changes in the fair value of derivative contracts that qualify for hedge accounting are recorded in AOCI. Realized gains or losses remain as a component of AOCI until the related inventory is sold. Included in the AOCI balance at March 28, 2020 was a loss of $2.2 million related to commodity hedges that is expected to be reclassified to earnings during the next twelve months, consistent with the timing of the underlying hedged transactions.

The Company had the following outstanding commodity contracts that were entered into to hedge forecasted purchases:

COMMODITY

MARCH 28,
2020

MARCH 30,
2019

SEPTEMBER 30,
2019

Urea

30,000 tons

33,000 tons

78,500 tons

Resin

8,100,000 pounds

6,100,000 pounds

14,900,000 pounds

Diesel

5,418,000 gallons

4,452,000 gallons

4,956,000 gallons

Heating Oil

1,890,000 gallons

756,000 gallons

1,344,000 gallons

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments

The fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments, which represent Level 2 fair value measurements, were as follows:


		ASSETS / (LIABILITIES)
DERIVATIVES DESIGNATED AS HEDGING INSTRUMENTS	BALANCE SHEET LOCATION	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
		(In millions)
Interest rate swap agreements	Prepaid and other current assets	$	—	$	0.9	$	—
	Other assets	—		0.1		—
	Other current liabilities	(10.5)		(1.9)		(5.5)
	Other liabilities	(11.1)		(4.4)		(5.3)

Commodity hedging instruments	Other current liabilities	(1.6)		(0.8)		(0.8)
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments				$	(23.2)	$	(6.1)	$	(11.6)

DERIVATIVES NOT DESIGNATED AS HEDGING INSTRUMENTS	BALANCE SHEET LOCATION
Currency forward contracts	Prepaid and other current assets	$	4.5	$	1.5	$	1.7
	Other current liabilities	(0.4)		—		(0.4)

Commodity hedging instruments	Other current liabilities	(1.9)		(0.7)		(0.4)
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments				2.2		0.8		0.9
Total derivatives				$	(21.0)	$	(5.3)	$	(10.7)

The effect of derivative instruments on AOCI and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the periods presented was as follows:


DERIVATIVES IN CASH FLOW HEDGING RELATIONSHIPS	AMOUNT OF GAIN / (LOSS) RECOGNIZED IN AOCI
			THREE MONTHS ENDED									SIX MONTHS ENDED
			MARCH 28, 2020			MARCH 30, 2019			MARCH 28, 2020			MARCH 30, 2019
	(In millions)
Interest rate swap agreements	$	(10.1)		$	(2.2)		$	(9.7)		$	(6.8)
Commodity hedging instruments	(1.0)			(0.2)			(2.8)			(3.5)
Total	$	(11.1)		$	(2.4)		$	(12.5)		$	(10.3)


DERIVATIVES IN CASH FLOW HEDGING RELATIONSHIPS	RECLASSIFIED FROM AOCI INTO STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS	AMOUNT OF GAIN / (LOSS)
						THREE MONTHS ENDED						SIX MONTHS ENDED
						MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019
		(In millions)
Interest rate swap agreements	Interest expense	$	(1.2)	$	0.2	$	(2.0)	$	0.1
Commodity hedging instruments	Cost of sales	(0.7)		1.7		(0.7)		1.9
Total				$	(1.9)	$	1.9	$	(2.7)	$	2.0


DERIVATIVES NOT DESIGNATED AS HEDGING INSTRUMENTS	RECOGNIZED IN STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS	AMOUNT OF GAIN / (LOSS)
						THREE MONTHS ENDED						SIX MONTHS ENDED
						MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019
		(In millions)
Currency forward contracts	Other income / expense, net	$	5.9	$	(0.2)	$	1.1	$	3.3
Commodity hedging instruments	Cost of sales	(2.8)		1.5		(2.3)		(2.2)
Total				$	3.1	$	1.3	$	(1.2)	$	1.1

DEBT - Senior Notes - 5.250% (Details) - Senior notes - Senior Notes – 5.250% - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 28, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 15, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument face amount				$ 250.0
Interest rate of debt (percentage)	5.25%	5.25%	5.25%	5.25%

MARKETING AGREEMENT

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Marketing Agreement [Abstract]

MARKETING AGREEMENT

MARKETING AGREEMENTThe Scotts Company LLC (“Scotts LLC”) is the exclusive agent of Monsanto Company, a subsidiary of Bayer AG since June 2018 (“Monsanto”), for the marketing and distribution of certain of Monsanto’s consumer Roundup^® branded products in the United States and certain other specified countries. Effective August 1, 2019, the Company entered into the Third Amended and Restated Exclusive Agency and Marketing Agreement (the “Third Restated Agreement”) which amended, among other things, the provisions of the Second Amended and Restated Exclusive Agency and Marketing Agreement (the “Restated Marketing Agreement”) relating to commissions, contributions, noncompetition, and termination. The annual commission

payable under the Third Restated Agreement is equal to 50% of the actual earnings before interest and income taxes of Monsanto’s consumer Roundup^® business in the markets covered by the Third Restated Agreement (“Program EBIT”). Prior to the Third Restated Agreement, the annual commission payable was equal to (1) 50% of the actual earnings before interest and income taxes of Monsanto’s consumer Roundup^® business in the markets covered for program years 2017 and 2018 and (2) 50% of the actual earnings before interest and income taxes of Monsanto’s consumer Roundup^® business in the markets covered in excess of $40.0 million for program year 2019. The Third Restated Agreement also requires the Company to make annual payments of $18.0 million to Monsanto as a contribution against the overall expenses of its consumer Roundup^® business, subject to reduction pursuant to the Third Restated Agreement for any program year in which the Program EBIT does not equal or exceed $36.0 million. During the third quarter of fiscal 2019, Monsanto agreed to reimburse the Company for $20.0 million of additional expenses incurred by the Company for certain activities connected to the Roundup^® marketing agreement and this payment was recognized in the “Net sales” line in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations during the third quarter of fiscal 2019.

Unless Monsanto terminates the Third Restated Agreement due to an event of default by the Company, termination rights under the Third Restated Agreement include the following:

•The Company may terminate the Third Restated Agreement (i) for any reason effective as of September 30, 2022 by delivery of notice of termination to Monsanto on January 15, 2021 (a “Convenience Termination”) or (ii) upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of Monsanto;

•Monsanto may terminate the Third Restated Agreement in the event that Monsanto decides to decommission the permits, licenses and registrations needed for, and the trademarks, trade names, packages, copyrights and designs used in, the sale of the Roundup^® products in the lawn and garden market (a “Brand Decommissioning Termination”); and

•Each party may terminate the Third Restated Agreement if Program EBIT falls below $50.0 million and, in such case, no termination fee would be payable to either party.

The termination fee structure requires Monsanto to pay a termination fee to the Company in an amount equal to (i) $175.0 million upon a Convenience Termination, (ii) $375.0 million upon a Brand Decommissioning Event, and (iii) the greater of $175.0 million or four times an amount equal to the average of the Program EBIT for the three program years before the year of termination, minus $186.4 million, if Monsanto or its successor terminates the Third Restated Agreement as a result of a Roundup Sale or Change of Control of Monsanto (each, as defined in the Third Restated Agreement).

In connection with the signing of the Third Restated Agreement, the Company also entered into the BEA Purchase Agreement. The BEA Purchase Agreement provides for the sale by the Company to Monsanto of specified assets related to, among other things, the development, manufacture, production, advertising, marketing, promotion, distribution, importation, exportation, offer for sale and sale of specified Roundup^® branded products sold outside the non-selective weedkiller category within the residential lawn and garden market. The consideration paid by Monsanto was $112.0 million plus the value of finished goods inventory of $3.5 million. This consideration was recorded in the “Prepaid and other current assets” line in the Consolidated Balance Sheets until it was received by the Company on January 13, 2020. The carrying value of the assets sold, which included the brand extension agreement intangible asset with a carrying value of $111.7 million, approximated the consideration received, resulting in an insignificant gain on the sale.

The elements of the net commission and reimbursements earned under the Restated Marketing Agreement and Third Restated Agreement and included in the “Net sales” line in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations are as follows:


	THREE MONTHS ENDED						SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019
	(In millions)
Gross commission	$	42.1	$	23.9	$	42.1	$	23.9
Contribution expenses	(4.5)		(4.5)		(9.0)		(9.0)

Net commission	37.6		19.4		33.1		14.9
Reimbursements associated with Roundup^® marketing agreement	17.0		14.4		30.3		27.0
Total net sales associated with Roundup^® marketing agreement	$	54.6	$	33.8	$	63.4	$	41.9

SEGMENT INFORMATION

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company divides its operations into three reportable segments: U.S. Consumer, Hawthorne and Other. U.S. Consumer consists of the Company’s consumer lawn and garden business located in the geographic United States. Hawthorne consists of the Company’s indoor, urban and hydroponic gardening business. Other consists of the Company’s consumer lawn and garden business in geographies other than the U.S. and the Company’s product sales to commercial nurseries, greenhouses and other professional customers. In addition, Corporate consists of general and administrative expenses and certain other income and expense items not allocated to the business segments. This identification of reportable segments is consistent with how the segments report to and are managed by the chief operating decision maker of the Company.

The performance of each reportable segment is evaluated based on several factors, including income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, amortization, impairment, restructuring and other charges (“Segment Profit (Loss)”). Senior management uses Segment Profit (Loss) to evaluate segment performance because the Company believes this measure is indicative of performance trends and the overall earnings potential of each segment.

The following table presents financial information for the Company’s reportable segments for each of the periods indicated:


	THREE MONTHS ENDED						SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019
	(In millions)
Net sales:
U.S. Consumer	$	1,102.7	$	993.5	$	1,250.1	$	1,130.4
Hawthorne	230.0		144.1		428.8		284.8
Other	50.1		52.3		69.7		72.8
Consolidated	$	1,382.8	$	1,189.9	$	1,748.6	$	1,488.0

Segment Profit (Loss):
U.S. Consumer	$	372.9	$	320.0	$	331.5	$	277.0
Hawthorne	25.5		10.3		39.4		14.7
Other	4.0		3.8		0.4		(0.2)
Total Segment Profit	402.4		334.1		371.3		291.5
Corporate	(36.9)		(34.3)		(63.0)		(62.1)
Intangible asset amortization	(8.1)		(8.4)		(15.8)		(16.8)

Impairment, restructuring and other	(3.7)		(1.2)		(1.4)		(7.2)
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates	—		2.0		—		3.3
Costs related to refinancing	—		—		(15.1)		—
Interest expense	(22.7)		(28.9)		(42.7)		(54.1)
Other non-operating income, net	2.8		260.1		5.4		262.9
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	333.8	$	523.4	$	238.7	$	417.5

The following table presents net sales by product category for each of the periods indicated:


	THREE MONTHS ENDED						SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019
	(In millions)
U.S. Consumer:
Growing media	$	416.8	$	365.4	$	461.6	$	403.7
Lawn care	451.2		423.0		502.0		472.7
Controls	115.0		114.8		143.8		145.0
Roundup^® marketing agreement	54.1		33.8		63.0		41.9
Other, primarily gardening and landscape	65.6		56.5		79.7		67.1
Hawthorne:
Indoor, urban and hydroponic gardening	230.0		144.1		428.8		284.8
Other:
Growing media	13.5		15.1		24.7		26.0
Lawn care	20.9		20.7		24.3		23.2
Other, primarily gardening and controls	15.7		16.5		20.7		23.6
Total net sales	$	1,382.8	$	1,189.9	$	1,748.6	$	1,488.0

The following table presents net sales by geographic area for each of the periods indicated:


	THREE MONTHS ENDED						SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019
	(In millions)
Net sales:
United States	$	1,318.8	$	1,124.6	$	1,639.2	$	1,371.5
International	64.0		65.3		109.4		116.5
	$	1,382.8	$	1,189.9	$	1,748.6	$	1,488.0

DEBT

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

DEBT

The components of debt are as follows:


	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
	(In millions)
Credit Facilities:
Revolving loans	$	691.9	$	666.2	$	147.2
Term loans	740.0		770.0		750.0
Senior Notes – 5.250%	250.0		250.0		250.0
Senior Notes – 6.000%	—		400.0		400.0
Senior Notes – 4.500%	450.0		—		—
Receivables facility	160.0		300.0		76.0
Finance lease obligations	35.9		0.5		25.8
Other	8.7		18.6		10.3
Total debt	2,336.5		2,405.3		1,659.3
Less current portions	212.2		357.7		128.1
Less unamortized debt issuance costs	10.5		8.5		7.7
Long-term debt	$	2,113.8	$	2,039.1	$	1,523.5

Credit Facilities

On July 5, 2018, the Company entered into a fifth amended and restated credit agreement (the “Fifth A&R Credit Agreement”), providing the Company and certain of its subsidiaries with five-year senior secured loan facilities in the aggregate principal amount of $2.3 billion, comprised of a revolving credit facility of $1.5 billion and a term loan in the original principal amount of $800.0 million (the “Fifth A&R Credit Facilities”).

At March 28, 2020, the Company had letters of credit outstanding in the aggregate principal amount of $22.4 million, and $785.7 million of borrowing availability under the Fifth A&R Credit Agreement. The weighted average interest rates on average borrowings under the Fifth A&R Credit Agreement were 3.7% and 4.6% for the six months ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019, respectively.

The Fifth A&R Credit Agreement contains, among other obligations, an affirmative covenant regarding the Company’s leverage ratio on the last day of each quarter calculated as average total indebtedness, divided by the Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), as adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Fifth A&R Credit Agreement (“Adjusted EBITDA”). The maximum leverage ratio is 4.75 for the second quarter of fiscal 2020 through the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 and 4.50 for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 and thereafter. The Company’s leverage ratio was 3.13 at March 28, 2020. The Fifth A&R Credit Agreement also contains an affirmative covenant regarding the Company’s interest coverage ratio determined as of the end of each of its fiscal quarters. The interest coverage ratio is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA divided by interest expense, as described in the Fifth A&R Credit Agreement, and excludes costs related to refinancings. The minimum interest coverage ratio was 3.00 for the twelve months ended March 28, 2020. The Company’s interest coverage ratio was 7.29 for the twelve months ended March 28, 2020.

The Fifth A&R Credit Agreement allows the Company to make unlimited restricted payments (as defined in the Fifth A&R Credit Agreement), including dividend payments and repurchases of the common shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro (“Common Shares”), as long as the leverage ratio resulting from the making of such restricted payments is 4.00 or less. Otherwise the Company may make further restricted payments in an aggregate amount for each fiscal year not to exceed $225.0 million for fiscal 2020 and thereafter.

Senior Notes

On December 15, 2016, Scotts Miracle-Gro issued $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.250% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “5.250% Senior Notes”). The 5.250% Senior Notes represent general unsecured senior obligations and rank equal in right of payment with the Company’s existing and future unsecured senior debt. The 5.250% Senior Notes have interest payment dates of June 15 and December 15 of each year. Substantially all of Scotts Miracle-Gro’s directly and indirectly owned domestic subsidiaries serve as guarantors of the 5.250% Senior Notes.

On October 22, 2019, Scotts Miracle-Gro issued $450.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.500% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “4.500% Senior Notes”). The net proceeds of the offering were used to redeem all of the Company’s outstanding

6.000% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “6.000% Senior Notes”) and for general corporate purposes. The 4.500% Senior Notes represent general unsecured senior obligations and rank equal in right of payment with the Company’s existing and future unsecured senior debt. The 4.500% Senior Notes have interest payment dates of April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing April 15, 2020. All of Scotts Miracle-Gro’s domestic subsidiaries that serve as guarantors of the 5.250% Senior Notes also serve as guarantors of the 4.500% Senior Notes.

On October 23, 2019, Scotts Miracle-Gro redeemed all of its outstanding 6.000% Senior Notes for a redemption price of $412.5 million, comprised of $0.5 million of accrued and unpaid interest, $12.0 million of redemption premium, and $400.0 million for outstanding principal amount. The $12.0 million redemption premium was recognized in the “Costs related to refinancing” line on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations during the first quarter of fiscal 2020. Additionally, the Company had $3.1 million in unamortized bond issuance costs associated with the 6.000% Senior Notes, which were written-off during the first quarter of fiscal 2020 and were recognized in the “Costs related to refinancing” line in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Receivables Facility

On April 7, 2017, the Company entered into a Master Repurchase Agreement (including the annexes thereto, the “Repurchase Agreement”) and a Master Framework Agreement, as amended annually (the “Framework Agreement” and, together with the Repurchase Agreement, the “Receivables Facility”). Under the Receivables Facility, the Company may sell a portfolio of available and eligible outstanding customer accounts receivable to the purchasers and simultaneously agree to repurchase the receivables on a weekly basis. The eligible accounts receivable consist of accounts receivable generated by sales to three specified customers. The eligible amount of customer accounts receivables which may be sold under the Receivables Facility is $400.0 million and the commitment amount during the seasonal commitment period beginning on February 28, 2020 and ending on June 19, 2020 is $160.0 million. The Receivables Facility expires on August 21, 2020.

The Company accounts for the sale of receivables under the Receivables Facility as short-term debt and continues to carry the receivables on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, primarily as a result of the Company’s requirement to repurchase receivables sold. As of March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019, there were $160.0 million and $300.0 million, respectively, in borrowings on receivables pledged as collateral under the Receivables Facility, and the carrying value of the receivables pledged as collateral was $177.8 million and $333.3 million, respectively.

Interest Rate Swap Agreements

The Company has outstanding interest rate swap agreements with major financial institutions that effectively convert a portion of the Company’s variable-rate debt to a fixed rate. The swap agreements had a maximum total U.S. dollar equivalent notional amount of $1,450.0 million, $1,300.0 million and $850.0 million at March 28, 2020, March 30, 2019 and September 30, 2019, respectively. On May 5, 2020, the Company executed two interest rate swap agreements, one with a fixed notional amount of $200.0 million beginning June 2023 through an expiration date in June 2026 that has a fixed rate of 0.85175%, and the other beginning January 2022 through an expiration date in June 2024 that has a fixed rate of 0.577% and has varying notional amounts that adjust in accordance with a specified seasonal schedule with a maximum notional amount at any point in time of $200.0 million. Interest payments made between the effective date and expiration date are hedged by the swap agreements, except as noted below.

The notional amount, effective date, expiration date and rate of each of these swap agreements outstanding at March 28, 2020 are shown in the table below:


Notional Amount (in millions)			Effective Date (a)	Expiration Date	Fixed Rate
$	250	^(b)	1/8/2018	6/8/2020	2.09	%
100			6/20/2018	10/20/2020	2.15	%
200		^(b)	11/7/2018	6/7/2021	2.87	%
100			11/7/2018	7/7/2021	2.96	%
200			11/7/2018	10/7/2021	2.98	%
100			12/21/2020	6/20/2023	1.36	%
300		^(b)	1/7/2021	6/7/2023	1.34	%
200			10/7/2021	6/7/2023	1.37	%

(a)The effective date refers to the date on which interest payments were first hedged by the applicable swap agreement.

(b)Notional amount adjusts in accordance with a specified seasonal schedule. This represents the maximum notional amount at any point in time.

Weighted Average Interest RateThe weighted average interest rates on the Company’s debt were 4.3% and 4.7% for the six months ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019, respectively.

SEGMENT INFORMATION - Net Sales by Geographic Area (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,382.8	$ 1,189.9	$ 1,748.6	$ 1,488.0
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	1,318.8	1,124.6	1,639.2	1,371.5
International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 64.0	$ 65.3	$ 109.4	$ 116.5

EQUITY - Summary of the Changes in Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2019	Aug. 06, 2018	Mar. 28, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Dividends declared (dollars per share)	$ 0.58	$ 0.55	$ 0.580	$ 0.580	$ 0.550	$ 0.550
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Equity beginning balance				$ 718.7			$ 718.7
Noncontrolling interest, beginning balance				4.5			4.5
Total equity, beginning balance			$ 629.3	723.2	$ 253.2	$ 359.6	723.2	$ 359.6
Adoption of new accounting pronouncements (see Note 1)						9.1
Net income (loss)			252.4	(71.3)	396.4	(79.7)	181.1	316.8
Other comprehensive income (loss)			(16.9)	2.9	(3.9)	(12.4)
Share-based compensation			12.0	7.0	10.4	6.6
Dividends declared ($0.580, $0.580, $0.550, and $0.550 per share), March 28, 2020, December 28, 2019, March 30, 2019, and December 29, 2018, respectively			(33.0)	(33.5)	(32.7)	(30.9)
Treasury share purchases			(52.9)		(2.5)
Treasury share issuances			3.7	0.9	1.1	0.9
Equity ending balance			789.7		617.2		789.7	617.2
Noncontrolling interest, ending balance			4.9		4.9		4.9	4.9
Total equity, ending balance			794.6	629.3	622.1	253.2	794.6	622.1
Common Shares and Capital in Excess of Stated Value
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Equity beginning balance			448.9	442.2	425.9	420.3	442.2	420.3
Share-based compensation			12.0	7.0	10.4	6.6
Treasury share issuances			(10.5)	(0.3)	(10.1)	(1.0)
Equity ending balance			450.5	448.9	426.2	425.9	450.5	426.2
Retained Earnings
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Equity beginning balance			1,169.8	1,274.7	835.4	919.9	1,274.7	919.9
Adoption of new accounting pronouncements (see Note 1)						26.0
Net income (loss)			252.2	(71.4)	396.5	(79.6)
Dividends declared ($0.580, $0.580, $0.550, and $0.550 per share), March 28, 2020, December 28, 2019, March 30, 2019, and December 29, 2018, respectively			(33.0)	(33.5)	(32.7)	(30.9)
Equity ending balance			1,389.0	1,169.8	1,199.2	835.4	1,389.0	1,199.2
Treasury Shares
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Equity beginning balance			(903.1)	(904.3)	(937.7)	(939.6)	(904.3)	(939.6)
Treasury share purchases			(52.9)		(2.5)
Treasury share issuances			14.2	1.2	11.2	1.9
Equity ending balance			(941.9)	(903.1)	(929.0)	(937.7)	(941.9)	(929.0)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Equity beginning balance			(91.0)	(93.9)	(75.3)	(46.0)	(93.9)	(46.0)
Adoption of new accounting pronouncements (see Note 1)						(16.9)
Other comprehensive income (loss)			(16.9)	2.9	(3.9)	(12.4)
Equity ending balance			(107.9)	(91.0)	(79.2)	(75.3)	(107.9)	(79.2)
Total Equity - Controlling Interest
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Equity beginning balance			624.6	718.7	248.3	354.6	718.7	354.6
Adoption of new accounting pronouncements (see Note 1)						9.1
Net income (loss)			252.2	(71.4)	396.5	(79.6)
Other comprehensive income (loss)			(16.9)	2.9	(3.9)	(12.4)
Share-based compensation			12.0	7.0	10.4	6.6
Dividends declared ($0.580, $0.580, $0.550, and $0.550 per share), March 28, 2020, December 28, 2019, March 30, 2019, and December 29, 2018, respectively			(33.0)	(33.5)	(32.7)	(30.9)
Treasury share purchases			(52.9)		(2.5)
Treasury share issuances			3.7	0.9	1.1	0.9
Equity ending balance			789.7	624.6	617.2	248.3	789.7	617.2
Noncontrolling Interest
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Noncontrolling interest, beginning balance			4.7	4.5	4.9	5.0	4.5	5.0
Net income (loss)			0.2	0.1	(0.1)	(0.1)
Noncontrolling interest, ending balance			$ 4.9	$ 4.7	$ 4.9	$ 4.9	$ 4.9	$ 4.9

IMPAIRMENT, RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER - Impairment, Restructuring and Other Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges (recoveries), net	$ 0.3	$ 0.2		$ (2.2)	$ 3.7
Impairment, restructuring and other charges from continuing operations	3.7	1.2		1.4	7.2
Restructuring and other charges (recoveries), net, from discontinued operations	3.1	0.0		3.1	4.9
Total impairment, restructuring and other charges (recoveries)	0.6	1.2		(1.7)	2.3
In Re Scotts EZ Seed Litigation
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charge recognized for probable loss		0.9			0.4
Wild Bird Food
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Insurance recoveries	1.5		$ 5.0	1.5
Project Catalyst
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges and adjustments		2.1			7.6
Income (Loss) From Discontinued Operations, Net Of Tax \| Wild Bird Food
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Insurance recoveries		0.0			5.0
Restructuring and other charges \| Cost of sales—impairment, restructuring and other:
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges (recoveries), net	3.4	1.0		3.6	3.0
Restructuring and other charges \| Operating expenses
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges (recoveries), net	0.3	0.2		(2.2)	3.7
Property, plant and equipment impairments \| Cost of sales—impairment, restructuring and other:
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges (recoveries), net	$ 0.0	0.0		$ 0.0	0.5
Employee Termination, Facility Closure, and Impairment of Property, Plant and Equipment \| Project Catalyst \| U.S. Consumer
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment, restructuring and other charges from continuing operations		0.1			0.4
Employee Termination, Facility Closure, and Impairment of Property, Plant and Equipment \| Project Catalyst \| Other
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment, restructuring and other charges from continuing operations		0.3			0.6
Employee Termination, Facility Closure, and Impairment of Property, Plant and Equipment \| Project Catalyst \| Hawthorne
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment, restructuring and other charges from continuing operations		0.6			2.5
Employee Severance \| Project Catalyst \| U.S. Consumer
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment, restructuring and other charges from continuing operations		0.1			0.5
Employee Severance \| Project Catalyst \| Other
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment, restructuring and other charges from continuing operations		0.5			0.6
Employee Severance \| Project Catalyst \| Hawthorne
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment, restructuring and other charges from continuing operations		0.4			2.1
Employee Severance \| Project Catalyst \| Corporate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment, restructuring and other charges from continuing operations		$ 0.1			$ 0.9

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Jun. 29, 2019	Mar. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jul. 01, 2017	Dec. 28, 2019	Oct. 01, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Interest paid	$ 40.2		$ 49.8
Percentage of annual net sales		75.00%		75.00%	75.00%
Noncash investing activities for unpaid liabilities incurred	3.7		3.6
Inventories	743.3		675.3					$ 540.3
Income tax payments (refunds)	$ 15.4		7.5
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Right-of-use asset							$ 129.6
Lease liability, current							45.4
Lease liability, noncurrent							$ 88.8
Sunlight Supply
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Post-closing working capital adjustment obligation			$ 6.6
Weighted Average Costing Method To First In First Out Method
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Inventories						$ 0.2

IMPAIRMENT, RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Oct. 01, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring reserve	$ (9.4)		$ (9.4)			$ (11.6)
Restructuring reserve, long-term	0.7		0.7
Impairment, restructuring and other charges from continuing operations	3.7	$ 1.2	1.4	$ 7.2
COVID-19 Pandemic
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges and adjustments	3.8		3.8
Hawthorne \| COVID-19 Pandemic \| Cost Of Sales, Impairment, Restructuring And Other Charges
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges and adjustments	0.5		0.5
U.S. Consumer \| COVID-19 Pandemic \| Cost Of Sales, Impairment, Restructuring And Other Charges
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges and adjustments	2.6		2.6
U.S. Consumer \| COVID-19 Pandemic \| Restructuring, Settlement And Impairment Provisions
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges and adjustments	0.7		0.7
Project Catalyst
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges and adjustments		2.1		7.6
Project Catalyst \| Hawthorne
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and related cost, cost incurred to date	25.9		25.9
Proceeds From Settlement Of Escrow Funds	0.0		(2.6)
Project Catalyst \| U.S. Consumer
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and related cost, cost incurred to date	13.4		13.4
Project Catalyst \| Other
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and related cost, cost incurred to date	1.3		1.3
Project Catalyst \| Corporate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and related cost, cost incurred to date	$ 2.8		$ 2.8
Employee Termination, Facility Closure, and Impairment of Property, Plant and Equipment \| Project Catalyst \| Hawthorne
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment, restructuring and other charges from continuing operations		0.6		2.5
Employee Termination, Facility Closure, and Impairment of Property, Plant and Equipment \| Project Catalyst \| U.S. Consumer
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment, restructuring and other charges from continuing operations		0.1		0.4
Employee Termination, Facility Closure, and Impairment of Property, Plant and Equipment \| Project Catalyst \| Other
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment, restructuring and other charges from continuing operations		0.3		0.6
Employee Severance \| Project Catalyst \| Hawthorne
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment, restructuring and other charges from continuing operations		0.4		2.1
Employee Severance \| Project Catalyst \| U.S. Consumer
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment, restructuring and other charges from continuing operations		0.1		0.5
Employee Severance \| Project Catalyst \| Other
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment, restructuring and other charges from continuing operations		0.5		0.6
Employee Severance \| Project Catalyst \| Corporate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment, restructuring and other charges from continuing operations		0.1		0.9
In Re Scotts EZ Seed Litigation
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charge recognized for probable loss		$ 0.9		$ 0.4
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring reserve					$ 1.7

Cover Page - shares	6 Months Ended
Cover Page - shares	Mar. 28, 2020	May 01, 2020
Cover [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Scotts Miracle-Gro Co
Entity Central Index Key	0000825542
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Mar. 28, 2020
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-11593
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	OH
Entity Tax Identification Number	31-1414921
Entity Address, Address Line One	14111 Scottslawn Road,
Entity Address, City or Town	Marysville,
Entity Address, State or Province	OH
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	43041
City Area Code	937
Local Phone Number	644-0011
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Shares, $0.01 stated value
Trading Symbol	SMG
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		55,502,047

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements, Recurring Basis

The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities for which disclosure of fair value is required (in millions):


		MARCH 28, 2020						MARCH 30, 2019						SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
	FAIR VALUE HEIRARCHY LEVEL	CARRYING AMOUNT		ESTIMATED FAIR VALUE		CARRYING AMOUNT		ESTIMATED FAIR VALUE		CARRYING AMOUNT		ESTIMATED FAIR VALUE
Assets:
Cash equivalents	Level 1	$	2.1	$	2.1	$	1.2	$	1.2	$	2.0	$	2.0




Other
Investment securities in non-qualified retirement plan assets	Level 1	22.6		22.6		20.9		20.9		21.6		21.6
Bonnie Option	Level 3	11.3		11.3		13.0		13.0		11.3		11.3

Liabilities:




Debt instruments
Credit facilities – revolving loans	Level 2	691.9		691.9		666.2		666.2		147.2		147.2
Credit facilities – term loans	Level 2	740.0		740.0		770.0		770.0		750.0		750.0
Senior Notes – 4.500%	Level 1	450.0		400.5		—		—		—		—
Senior Notes – 5.250%	Level 1	250.0		239.1		250.0		245.0		250.0		263.4
Senior Notes – 6.000%	Level 1	—		—		400.0		416.0		400.0		412.5
Receivables facility	Level 2	160.0		160.0		300.0		300.0		76.0		76.0
Other
Debt	Level 2	8.7		8.7		18.6		18.6		10.3		10.3
Contingent consideration	Level 3	—		—		0.9		0.9		—		—

LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS

The Company leases certain property and equipment from third parties under various non-cancelable lease agreements, including industrial, commercial and office properties and equipment that support the management, manufacturing, distribution and research and development of products marketed and sold by the Company. Certain lease agreements contain renewal and purchase options. The lease agreements generally require that the Company pay taxes, insurance and maintenance expenses related to the leased assets. There were no material operating leases that the Company had entered into and that were yet to commence as of March 28, 2020. From time to time, the Company will sublease portions of its facilities, resulting in sublease income. Sublease income and the related cash flows are not material to the condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 28, 2020.

The Company leases certain vehicles (primarily cars and light trucks) under agreements that are cancelable after the first year, but typically continue on a month-to-month basis until canceled by the Company. The vehicle leases and certain other non-cancelable operating leases contain residual value guarantees that create a contingent obligation on the part of the Company to compensate the lessor if the leased asset cannot be sold for an amount in excess of a specified minimum value at the conclusion of the lease term. If all such vehicle leases had been canceled as of March 28, 2020, the Company’s residual value guarantee would have approximated $3.4 million.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to the Company’s leases was as follows:

BALANCE SHEET LOCATION

MARCH 28, 2020

(In millions)

Operating leases:

Right-of-use assets

Other assets

125.6

Current lease liabilities

Other current liabilities

44.6

Non-current lease liabilities

Other liabilities

85.7

Total operating lease liabilities

130.3

Finance leases:

Right-of-use assets

Property, plant and equipment, net

35.0

Current lease liabilities

Current portion of debt

4.7

Non-current lease liabilities

Long-term debt

31.2

Total finance lease liabilities

35.9

Components of lease cost were as follows:


	THREE MONTHS ENDED		SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 28, 2020
	(In millions)
Operating lease cost ^(a)	$	13.5	$	26.6
Variable lease cost	3.5		5.8
Short term lease cost	1.7		2.9

Finance lease cost
Amortization of right-of-use assets	1.4		2.3
Interest on lease liabilities	0.4		0.7
Total finance lease cost	$	1.8	$	3.0

(a)Operating lease cost includes amortization of ROU assets for the three and six months ended March 28, 2020 of $11.8 million and $22.9 million, respectively.

Supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to the Company’s leases were as follows:


	SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020
	(In millions)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases, net	$	27.1
Operating cash flows from finance leases	0.7
Financing cash flows from finance leases	1.4

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases	$	19.4
Finance leases	11.9

Weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate for the Company’s leases were as follows:


	MARCH 28, 2020
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years):
Operating leases	3.9
Finance leases	8.8

Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases	3.8	%
Finance leases	4.2	%

Maturities of lease liabilities by fiscal year for the Company’s leases as of March 28, 2020 were as follows (in millions):


Year	OPERATING LEASES		FINANCE LEASES
2020 (remainder of the year)	$	26.9	$	3.0
2021	43.9		6.1
2022	31.4		6.1
2023	16.9		6.1
2024	8.8		6.2
Thereafter	13.2		16.0
Total lease payments	141.1		43.5
Less: Imputed interest	(10.8)		(7.6)
Total lease liabilities	$	130.3	$	35.9

The future minimum annual lease payments required under the Company’s existing non-cancelable operating and capital lease agreements as of September 30, 2019 prior to the adoption of ASC 842 were as follows (in millions):


Year	OPERATING LEASES		CAPITAL LEASES
2020	$	52.8	$	3.0
2021	40.3		3.5
2022	28.1		3.5
2023	15.4		3.6
2024	7.9		3.6
Thereafter	12.6		15.4
Total lease payments	$	157.1	$	32.6

LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS

Supplemental balance sheet information related to the Company’s leases was as follows:

BALANCE SHEET LOCATION

MARCH 28, 2020

(In millions)

Operating leases:

Right-of-use assets

Other assets

125.6

Current lease liabilities

Other current liabilities

44.6

Non-current lease liabilities

Other liabilities

85.7

Total operating lease liabilities

130.3

Finance leases:

Right-of-use assets

Property, plant and equipment, net

35.0

Current lease liabilities

Current portion of debt

4.7

Non-current lease liabilities

Long-term debt

31.2

Total finance lease liabilities

35.9

Components of lease cost were as follows:


	THREE MONTHS ENDED		SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 28, 2020
	(In millions)
Operating lease cost ^(a)	$	13.5	$	26.6
Variable lease cost	3.5		5.8
Short term lease cost	1.7		2.9

Finance lease cost
Amortization of right-of-use assets	1.4		2.3
Interest on lease liabilities	0.4		0.7
Total finance lease cost	$	1.8	$	3.0

(a)Operating lease cost includes amortization of ROU assets for the three and six months ended March 28, 2020 of $11.8 million and $22.9 million, respectively.

Supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to the Company’s leases were as follows:


	SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020
	(In millions)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases, net	$	27.1
Operating cash flows from finance leases	0.7
Financing cash flows from finance leases	1.4

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases	$	19.4
Finance leases	11.9

Weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate for the Company’s leases were as follows:


	MARCH 28, 2020
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years):
Operating leases	3.9
Finance leases	8.8

Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases	3.8	%
Finance leases	4.2	%

Maturities of lease liabilities by fiscal year for the Company’s leases as of March 28, 2020 were as follows (in millions):


Year	OPERATING LEASES		FINANCE LEASES
2020 (remainder of the year)	$	26.9	$	3.0
2021	43.9		6.1
2022	31.4		6.1
2023	16.9		6.1
2024	8.8		6.2
Thereafter	13.2		16.0
Total lease payments	141.1		43.5
Less: Imputed interest	(10.8)		(7.6)
Total lease liabilities	$	130.3	$	35.9


Year	OPERATING LEASES		CAPITAL LEASES
2020	$	52.8	$	3.0
2021	40.3		3.5
2022	28.1		3.5
2023	15.4		3.6
2024	7.9		3.6
Thereafter	12.6		15.4
Total lease payments	$	157.1	$	32.6

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 252.4	$ 396.4	$ 181.1	$ 316.8
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Net foreign currency translation adjustment, including reclassifications to net income of zero, $2.5, zero and $2.5, respectively	(9.9)	0.7	(5.3)	(4.6)
Net unrealized loss on derivative instruments, net of tax of $(3.9), $(0.8), $(4.3) and $(3.6), respectively	(11.1)	(2.4)	(12.5)	(10.3)
Reclassification of net unrealized (gains) losses on derivative instruments to net income, net of tax of $0.7, $(0.7), $0.9 and $(0.7), respectively	1.9	(1.9)	2.7	(2.0)
Reclassification of net pension and other post-retirement benefit (gains) losses to net income, net of tax of $0.7, $(0.1), $0.4 and $0.2, respectively	2.2	(0.3)	1.1	0.6
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Total	(16.9)	(3.9)	(14.0)	(16.3)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Total	235.5	392.5	167.1	300.5
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(0.2)	0.1	(0.3)	0.1
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent, Total	$ 235.3	$ 392.6	$ 166.8	$ 300.6

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Mar. 28, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 30, 2019
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, allowances	$ 12.6	$ 4.2	$ 8.8
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation	$ 655.7	$ 628.0	$ 636.4
Common shares stated value (USD per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common shares outstanding (shares)	55.5	55.8	55.4
Treasury shares, at cost (shares)	12.7	12.4	12.7

INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2019	Mar. 19, 2019	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of investment in unconsolidated affiliates				$ 0.0	$ 237.7
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities				$ 82.1	229.7
U.S. Consumer \| U.S. Industrial, Turf And Ornamental Market Joint Venture
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of investment in unconsolidated affiliates	$ 36.6
Proceeds from Contributions from Affiliates			$ 4.9		4.9
Outdoor Home Services Holdings LLC \| TruGreen Joint Venture
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity ownership percentage sold		30.00%
Proceeds from sale of investment in unconsolidated affiliates		$ 234.2
Proceeds from payoff of second lien term loan		$ 18.4
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities			3.5		3.5
Gain on Sale of Investments			259.8		$ 259.8
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Reclassified To Accrued Taxes, Due To Joint Venture			$ 47.1

IMPAIRMENT, RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedules of Impairment, Restructuring and Other Charges, and Activity Related to Liabilities

The following table details impairment, restructuring and other charges (recoveries) for each of the periods presented:


	THREE MONTHS ENDED						SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019
	(In millions)
Cost of sales—impairment, restructuring and other:
Restructuring and other charges	$	3.4	$	1.0	$	3.6	$	3.0
Property, plant and equipment impairments	—		—		—		0.5
Operating expenses:
Restructuring and other charges (recoveries), net	0.3		0.2		(2.2)		3.7

Impairment, restructuring and other charges from continuing operations	3.7		1.2		1.4		7.2
Restructuring and other charges (recoveries), net, from discontinued operations	(3.1)		—		(3.1)		(4.9)
Total impairment, restructuring and other charges (recoveries)	$	0.6	$	1.2	$	(1.7)	$	2.3

The following table summarizes the activity related to liabilities associated with restructuring and other, excluding insurance reimbursement recoveries, during the six months ended March 28, 2020 (in millions):


Amounts accrued for restructuring and other at September 30, 2019	$	11.6
Restructuring and other charges from continuing operations	4.1

Payments and other	(6.3)
Amounts accrued for restructuring and other at March 28, 2020	$	9.4

SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of Segment Financial Information

The following table presents financial information for the Company’s reportable segments for each of the periods indicated:


	THREE MONTHS ENDED						SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019
	(In millions)
Net sales:
U.S. Consumer	$	1,102.7	$	993.5	$	1,250.1	$	1,130.4
Hawthorne	230.0		144.1		428.8		284.8
Other	50.1		52.3		69.7		72.8
Consolidated	$	1,382.8	$	1,189.9	$	1,748.6	$	1,488.0

Segment Profit (Loss):
U.S. Consumer	$	372.9	$	320.0	$	331.5	$	277.0
Hawthorne	25.5		10.3		39.4		14.7
Other	4.0		3.8		0.4		(0.2)
Total Segment Profit	402.4		334.1		371.3		291.5
Corporate	(36.9)		(34.3)		(63.0)		(62.1)
Intangible asset amortization	(8.1)		(8.4)		(15.8)		(16.8)

Impairment, restructuring and other	(3.7)		(1.2)		(1.4)		(7.2)
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates	—		2.0		—		3.3
Costs related to refinancing	—		—		(15.1)		—
Interest expense	(22.7)		(28.9)		(42.7)		(54.1)
Other non-operating income, net	2.8		260.1		5.4		262.9
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	333.8	$	523.4	$	238.7	$	417.5

The following table presents net sales by product category for each of the periods indicated:


	THREE MONTHS ENDED						SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019
	(In millions)
U.S. Consumer:
Growing media	$	416.8	$	365.4	$	461.6	$	403.7
Lawn care	451.2		423.0		502.0		472.7
Controls	115.0		114.8		143.8		145.0
Roundup^® marketing agreement	54.1		33.8		63.0		41.9
Other, primarily gardening and landscape	65.6		56.5		79.7		67.1
Hawthorne:
Indoor, urban and hydroponic gardening	230.0		144.1		428.8		284.8
Other:
Growing media	13.5		15.1		24.7		26.0
Lawn care	20.9		20.7		24.3		23.2
Other, primarily gardening and controls	15.7		16.5		20.7		23.6
Total net sales	$	1,382.8	$	1,189.9	$	1,748.6	$	1,488.0

The following table presents net sales by geographic area for each of the periods indicated:


	THREE MONTHS ENDED						SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019
	(In millions)
Net sales:
United States	$	1,318.8	$	1,124.6	$	1,639.2	$	1,371.5
International	64.0		65.3		109.4		116.5
	$	1,382.8	$	1,189.9	$	1,748.6	$	1,488.0

CONTINGENCIES	6 Months Ended
CONTINGENCIES	Mar. 28, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
CONTINGENCIES	CONTINGENCIES Management regularly evaluates the Company’s contingencies, including various lawsuits and claims which arise in the normal course of business, product and general liabilities, workers’ compensation, property losses and other liabilities for which the Company is self-insured or retains a high exposure limit. Self-insurance accruals are established based on actuarial loss estimates for specific individual claims plus actuarially estimated amounts for incurred but not reported claims and adverse development factors applied to existing claims. Legal costs incurred in connection with the resolution of claims, lawsuits and other contingencies generally are expensed as incurred. In the opinion of management, the assessment of contingencies is reasonable and related accruals, in the aggregate, are adequate; however, there can be no assurance that final resolution of these matters will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Regulatory Matters At March 28, 2020, $3.8 million was accrued in the “Other liabilities” line in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for environmental actions, the majority of which are for site remediation. The Company believes that the amounts accrued are adequate to cover such known environmental exposures based on current facts and estimates of likely outcomes. Although it is reasonably possible that the costs to resolve such known environmental exposures will exceed the amounts accrued, any variation from accrued amounts is not expected to be material. Other The Company has been named as a defendant in a number of cases alleging injuries that the lawsuits claim resulted from exposure to asbestos-containing products, apparently based on the Company’s historic use of vermiculite in certain of its products. In many of these cases, the complaints are not specific about the plaintiffs’ contacts with the Company or its products. The cases vary, but complaints in these cases generally seek unspecified monetary damages (actual, compensatory, consequential and punitive) from multiple defendants. The Company believes that the claims against it are without merit and is vigorously defending against them. No accruals have been recorded in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as the likelihood of a loss is not probable at this time; and the Company does not believe a reasonably possible loss would be material to, nor the ultimate resolution of these cases will have a material adverse effect on, the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. There can be no assurance that future developments related to pending claims or claims filed in the future, whether as a result of adverse outcomes or as a result of significant defense costs, will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. The Company is involved in other lawsuits and claims which arise in the normal course of business. These claims individually and in the aggregate are not expected to result in a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

INVENTORIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following for each of the periods presented:


	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
	(In millions)
Finished goods	$	520.0	$	469.8	$	344.9
Work-in-process	67.6		63.6		63.6
Raw materials	155.7		141.9		131.8
Total inventories	$	743.3	$	675.3	$	540.3

INCOME TAXES	6 Months Ended
INCOME TAXES	Mar. 28, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
INCOME TAXES	INCOME TAXES The effective tax rates related to continuing operations for the six months ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019 were 25.2% and 24.7%, respectively. The effective tax rate used for interim reporting purposes is based on management’s best estimate of factors impacting the effective tax rate for the full fiscal year and includes the impact of discrete items recognized in the quarter. There can be no assurance that the effective tax rate estimated for interim financial reporting purposes will approximate the effective tax rate determined at fiscal year end. Scotts Miracle-Gro or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state, local and foreign jurisdictions. There are currently no ongoing audits with respect to the U.S. federal or foreign jurisdictions. Subject to the following exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to examination by these tax authorities for fiscal years prior to 2016. The Company is currently under examination by certain U.S. state and local tax authorities covering various periods from fiscal years 2012 through 2018. In addition to the aforementioned audits, certain other tax deficiency notices and refund claims for previous years remain unresolved. The Company currently anticipates that few of its open and active audits will be resolved within the next twelve months. The Company is unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate as to when or if cash settlements with taxing authorities may occur. Although the outcomes of such examinations and the timing of any payments required upon the conclusion of such examinations are subject to significant uncertainty, the Company does not anticipate that the resolution of these tax matters or any events related thereto will result in a material change to its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)	6 Months Ended
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)	Mar. 28, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Nature Of Operations Policy [Policy Text Block]	Nature of Operations The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (“Scotts Miracle-Gro” or “Parent”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, together with Scotts Miracle-Gro, the “Company”) are engaged in the manufacturing, marketing and sale of products for lawn and garden care and indoor, urban and hydroponic gardening. The Company’s products are sold in North America, Europe and Asia. Due to the seasonal nature of the consumer lawn and garden business, the majority of the Company’s sales to customers occur in the Company’s second and third fiscal quarters. On a combined basis, net sales for the second and third quarters of the last three fiscal years represented approximately 75% of the Company’s annual net sales.
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Policy Text Block]	Organization and Basis of Presentation The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019 are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Scotts Miracle-Gro and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company’s consolidation criteria are based on majority ownership (as evidenced by a majority voting interest in the entity) and an objective evaluation and determination of effective management control. AeroGrow International, Inc. (“AeroGrow”), in which the Company has a controlling interest, is consolidated, with the equity owned by other shareholders shown as noncontrolling interest in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the other shareholders’ portion of net earnings and other comprehensive income shown as net (income) loss or comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), respectively. The results of businesses acquired or disposed of are included in the condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of each acquisition or up to the date of disposal, respectively. In the opinion of management, interim results reflect all normal and recurring adjustments and are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted or condensed pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with Scotts Miracle-Gro’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 (the “2019 Annual Report”), which includes a complete set of footnote disclosures, including the Company’s significant accounting policies. The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2019 has been derived from the Company’s audited Consolidated Balance Sheet at that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.
Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]	InventoriesInventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value and include the cost of raw materials, labor, manufacturing overhead and freight and inbound handling costs incurred to pre-position goods in the Company’s warehouse network. The Company makes provisions for obsolete or slow-moving inventories as necessary to properly reflect inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Inventories are determined by the first in, first out method of accounting. Inventories acquired through the acquisition of or subsequently produced by Sunlight Supply were initially recorded at fair value at the date of the acquisition and subsequently were measured using the average costing method of inventory valuation. During the three months ended December 28, 2019, the Company determined it was preferable to use the first in, first out inventory valuation method and adopted this method for the remaining Sunlight Supply inventories not subject to the first in, first out method. This change in accounting principle resulted in an increase in inventories of $0.2 million as of December 28, 2019, with a corresponding decrease in cost of goods sold for the three months ended December 28, 2019.
Lessee, Leases [Policy Text Block]	Leases Effective October 1, 2019, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842, “Leases” (“ASC 842”). Under this guidance, the Company determines whether an arrangement contains a lease at inception by determining if the contract conveys the right to control the use of identified property, plant or equipment for a period of time in exchange for consideration and other facts and circumstances. Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets are calculated based on the lease liability adjusted for any lease payments paid to the lessor at or before the commencement date and initial direct costs incurred by the Company and excludes any lease incentives received from the lessor. Lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term. The lease term may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. As the Company’s leases typically do not contain a readily determinable implicit rate, the Company determines the present value of the lease liability using its incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date based on the lease term. The Company considers its credit rating and the current economic environment in determining this collateralized rate. Variable lease payments are the portion of lease payments that are not fixed over the lease term. Variable lease payments are expensed as incurred and include certain non-lease components, such as maintenance and other services provided by the lessor, and other charges included in the lease, as applicable. The Company elected to exclude short-term leases, defined as leases with initial terms of 12 months or less, from its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Recently Adopted & Issued Accounting Pronouncements	RECENTLY ADOPTED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued its final standard on lease accounting, ASC 842. This guidance requires lessees to recognize a lease liability for the obligation to make lease payments and a ROU asset for the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The Company elected the optional transition method and adopted the new guidance on October 1, 2019 on a modified retrospective basis with no restatement of prior period amounts. Fiscal 2019 balances and related disclosures supporting those comparative period balances continue to be presented under ASC 840, “Leases.” As allowed under the new accounting standard, the Company elected to apply practical expedients to carry forward the original lease determinations, lease classifications and accounting of initial direct costs for all asset classes at the time of adoption. The Company also elected to exclude short-term leases from its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company’s adoption of the new standard resulted in the recognition of ROU assets of $129.6 million in the “Other assets” line in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, liabilities of $45.4 million in the “Other current liabilities” line in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and liabilities of $88.8 million in the “Other liabilities” line in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of the October 1, 2019 adoption date. Adoption of the new standard did not result in a material cumulative effect adjustment to equity as of the date of adoption and did not have a material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations or Cash Flows. In connection with the adoption of this guidance, as required, the Company reclassified certain restructuring reserves (refer to “NOTE 4. IMPAIRMENT, RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER” for more information) and deferred rent liabilities as reductions to the ROU asset. Refer to “NOTE 13. LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS” for more information. On March 2, 2020, the SEC issued a final rule that amends the financial disclosure requirements related to certain registered securities under SEC Regulation S-X, Rule 3-10, “Financial Statements of Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities Registered or Being Registered.” These amendments are generally effective for registration statements filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange of Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), on or after January 4, 2021 and periodic reports filed pursuant to the Exchange Act for fiscal periods beginning after January 4, 2021. However, voluntary compliance in advance of these effective dates is permitted. The amendments permit the omission from the applicable filings of separate financial statements for each issuer of a registered security that is guaranteed and each guarantor of a registered security that would be required of a registrant under Regulation S-X if, subject to additional conditions, the parent company of such issuers and/or guarantors provides supplemental financial and non-financial disclosures about the subsidiary issuers and/or guarantors and the guarantees. Under the amended Rule 3-10, in lieu of separate financial statements, a parent company of the subsidiary issuers and/or guarantors may provide summarized financial information of the issuers and guarantors, as well as other qualitative disclosures about the guarantees and the issuers and guarantors, in the parent company’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) or its consolidated financial statements. As permitted under these amendments, the Company elected to provide the summarized financial information and qualitative disclosures permitted under the amended Rule 3-10 during the second quarter of fiscal 2020 and has provided such information and disclosures within the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section of the MD&A. On March 12, 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-04, “Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting,” which provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The Company may elect to apply the contract modification provisions as of any date from the beginning of an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020 up until December 31, 2022. The hedge accounting expedients may be applied, on an individual hedging relationship basis, to eligible hedge accounting relationships that existed as of the beginning of the interim period that includes March 12, 2020 and to new eligible hedging relationships entered into after the beginning of the interim period that includes March 12, 2020; however, those expedients generally cannot be applied to hedging relationships evaluated for periods after December 31, 2022. The Company adopted the hedge accounting expedient related to probability of forecasted transactions during the second quarter of fiscal 2020. The adoption of this guidance did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. The Company is continuing to assess other optional expedients and exceptions available within the amended guidance. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326),” which changes the impairment model for most financial assets to require measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held. The provisions are effective for the Company’s financial statements no later than the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2020. The Company is continuing to assess the impact of the amended guidance. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, “Compensation-Retirement Benefits-Defined Benefit Plans-General (Topic 715): Disclosure Framework–Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans,” which removes certain disclosures that are not considered cost beneficial, clarifies certain required disclosures and requires certain additional disclosures related to defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. The provisions are effective for the Company’s financial statements no later than the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2020. The Company is continuing to assess the impact of the amended guidance. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Topic 350): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract,” which aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. The provisions are effective for the Company’s financial statements no later than the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2020. The Company is continuing to assess the impact of the amended guidance. In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, “Income taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes,” which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in ASC 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. The provisions are effective for the Company’s financial statements no later than the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2021. The Company is continuing to assess the impact of the amended guidance.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net foreign currency translation adjustment reclassifications to net income (loss)	$ 0.0	$ 2.5	$ 0.0	$ 2.5
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments - tax impact	(3.9)	(0.8)	(4.3)	(3.6)
Reclassification of net unrealized (gains) losses on derivative instruments to net income - tax impact	0.7	(0.7)	0.9	(0.7)
Reclassification of net pension and other post-retirement benefit losses to net income - tax impact	$ 0.7	$ (0.1)	$ 0.4	$ 0.2

EQUITY - Restricted Share-based Award Activity (Details) - Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) - $ / shares	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Awards outstanding at September 30, 2019 (shares)	488,409
Granted (shares)	132,749
Vested	(121,948)
Awards outstanding at March 28, 2020 (shares)	499,210
Awards outstanding (USD per share)	$ 93.93	$ 85.94
Granted (USD per share)	120.80
Vested (USD per share)	$ 91.19

SEGMENT INFORMATION - Net Sales by Product Category (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,382.8	$ 1,189.9	$ 1,748.6	$ 1,488.0
U.S. Consumer \| Growing media
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales	416.8	365.4	461.6	403.7
U.S. Consumer \| Lawn care
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales	451.2	423.0	502.0	472.7
U.S. Consumer \| Controls
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales	115.0	114.8	143.8	145.0
U.S. Consumer \| Roundup® marketing agreement
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales	54.1	33.8	63.0	41.9
U.S. Consumer \| Other, primarily gardening and landscape
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales	65.6	56.5	79.7	67.1
Hawthorne
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales	230.0	144.1	428.8	284.8
Hawthorne \| Indoor, urban and hydroponic gardening
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales	230.0	144.1	428.8	284.8
Other
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales	50.1	52.3	69.7	72.8
Other \| Growing media
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales	13.5	15.1	24.7	26.0
Other \| Lawn care
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales	20.9	20.7	24.3	23.2
Other \| Other, primarily gardening and controls
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 15.7	$ 16.5	$ 20.7	$ 23.6

LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS - (Supplemental Cash Flow Information and Non-Cash Activity Schedule) (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($)
Lease, Cost [Abstract]
Operating cash flows from operating leases, net	$ 27.1
Operating cash flows from finance leases	0.7
Financing cash flows from finance leases	1.4
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations, operating leases	19.4
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations, finance leases	$ 11.9

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities for which disclosure of fair value is required (in millions):


		MARCH 28, 2020						MARCH 30, 2019						SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
	FAIR VALUE HEIRARCHY LEVEL	CARRYING AMOUNT		ESTIMATED FAIR VALUE		CARRYING AMOUNT		ESTIMATED FAIR VALUE		CARRYING AMOUNT		ESTIMATED FAIR VALUE
Assets:
Cash equivalents	Level 1	$	2.1	$	2.1	$	1.2	$	1.2	$	2.0	$	2.0




Other
Investment securities in non-qualified retirement plan assets	Level 1	22.6		22.6		20.9		20.9		21.6		21.6
Bonnie Option	Level 3	11.3		11.3		13.0		13.0		11.3		11.3

Liabilities:




Debt instruments
Credit facilities – revolving loans	Level 2	691.9		691.9		666.2		666.2		147.2		147.2
Credit facilities – term loans	Level 2	740.0		740.0		770.0		770.0		750.0		750.0
Senior Notes – 4.500%	Level 1	450.0		400.5		—		—		—		—
Senior Notes – 5.250%	Level 1	250.0		239.1		250.0		245.0		250.0		263.4
Senior Notes – 6.000%	Level 1	—		—		400.0		416.0		400.0		412.5
Receivables facility	Level 2	160.0		160.0		300.0		300.0		76.0		76.0
Other
Debt	Level 2	8.7		8.7		18.6		18.6		10.3		10.3
Contingent consideration	Level 3	—		—		0.9		0.9		—		—

INCOME TAXES (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
INCOME TAXES (Details)	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective tax rate related to continuing operations	25.20%	24.70%	25.20%	24.70%

DEBT (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Long-Term Debt

The components of debt are as follows:


	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
	(In millions)
Credit Facilities:
Revolving loans	$	691.9	$	666.2	$	147.2
Term loans	740.0		770.0		750.0
Senior Notes – 5.250%	250.0		250.0		250.0
Senior Notes – 6.000%	—		400.0		400.0
Senior Notes – 4.500%	450.0		—		—
Receivables facility	160.0		300.0		76.0
Finance lease obligations	35.9		0.5		25.8
Other	8.7		18.6		10.3
Total debt	2,336.5		2,405.3		1,659.3
Less current portions	212.2		357.7		128.1
Less unamortized debt issuance costs	10.5		8.5		7.7
Long-term debt	$	2,113.8	$	2,039.1	$	1,523.5

Schedule of Interest Rate Swap Agreements

The notional amount, effective date, expiration date and rate of each of these swap agreements outstanding at March 28, 2020 are shown in the table below:


Notional Amount (in millions)			Effective Date (a)	Expiration Date	Fixed Rate
$	250	^(b)	1/8/2018	6/8/2020	2.09	%
100			6/20/2018	10/20/2020	2.15	%
200		^(b)	11/7/2018	6/7/2021	2.87	%
100			11/7/2018	7/7/2021	2.96	%
200			11/7/2018	10/7/2021	2.98	%
100			12/21/2020	6/20/2023	1.36	%
300		^(b)	1/7/2021	6/7/2023	1.34	%
200			10/7/2021	6/7/2023	1.37	%

(a)The effective date refers to the date on which interest payments were first hedged by the applicable swap agreement.

(b)Notional amount adjusts in accordance with a specified seasonal schedule. This represents the maximum notional amount at any point in time.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of pertinent information about a derivative or group of derivatives on a disaggregated basis, such as for individual instruments, or small groups of similar instruments. May include a combination of the type of instrument, risks being hedged, notional amount, hedge designation, related hedged item, inception date, maturity date, or other relevant item.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section 50
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+ Details

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Wild Bird Food

During fiscal 2014, the Company completed the sale of its U.S. and Canadian wild bird food business. As a result, effective in fiscal 2014, the Company classified its results of operations for all periods presented to reflect the wild bird food business as a discontinued operation. At each of March 28, 2020, March 30, 2019 and September 30, 2019, zero, $42.5 million and zero, respectively, was accrued for a probable loss related to the previously disclosed legal matter In re Morning Song Bird Food Litigation in the “Other current liabilities” line in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. This matter relates to a class-action lawsuit filed in 2012 in connection with the sale of wild bird food products that were the subject of a voluntary recall in 2008 by the Company’s previously sold wild bird food business. During the three and six months ended March 28,

2020, the Company recognized insurance recoveries of $1.5 million related to this matter. During the three and six months ended March 30, 2019, the Company received insurance reimbursement payments related to this matter of $8.4 million and $13.4 million, respectively. The Company recognized insurance recoveries of $5.0 million related to this matter during the first quarter of fiscal 2019, and the remaining $8.4 million of reimbursements were recognized as an accrued liability in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 30, 2019 pending the finalization of the settlement which occurred during the third quarter of fiscal 2019.


	THREE MONTHS ENDED						SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019
	(In millions)

Operating and exit costs (recoveries)	$	(0.6)	$	0.1	$	(0.6)	$	0.1
Impairment, restructuring and other charges (recoveries), net	(3.1)		—		(3.1)		(4.9)



Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes	3.7		(0.1)		3.7		4.8
Income tax expense from discontinued operations	1.1		0.4		1.1		2.3
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	2.6	$	(0.5)	$	2.6	$	2.5

The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows do not present the cash flows from discontinued operations separately from cash flows from continuing operations. Cash (used in) provided by operating activities related to discontinued operations was $3.9 million and $(34.7) million for the six months ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019, respectively. Cash (used in) provided by investing activities related to discontinued operations was zero for the six months ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019.

IMPAIRMENT, RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

IMPAIRMENT, RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER

Activity described herein is classified within the “Cost of sales—impairment, restructuring and other,” “Impairment, restructuring and other” and “Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax” lines in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The following table details impairment, restructuring and other charges (recoveries) for each of the periods presented:


	THREE MONTHS ENDED						SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019
	(In millions)
Cost of sales—impairment, restructuring and other:
Restructuring and other charges	$	3.4	$	1.0	$	3.6	$	3.0
Property, plant and equipment impairments	—		—		—		0.5
Operating expenses:
Restructuring and other charges (recoveries), net	0.3		0.2		(2.2)		3.7

Impairment, restructuring and other charges from continuing operations	3.7		1.2		1.4		7.2
Restructuring and other charges (recoveries), net, from discontinued operations	(3.1)		—		(3.1)		(4.9)
Total impairment, restructuring and other charges (recoveries)	$	0.6	$	1.2	$	(1.7)	$	2.3


Amounts accrued for restructuring and other at September 30, 2019	$	11.6
Restructuring and other charges from continuing operations	4.1

Payments and other	(6.3)
Amounts accrued for restructuring and other at March 28, 2020	$	9.4

In connection with the adoption of ASC 842 on October 1, 2019, the Company reclassified restructuring accruals of $1.7 million to lease ROU assets, and has presented this reclassification within “Payments and other” in the table above. Refer to “NOTE 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES” and “NOTE 13. LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS” for more information. Included in restructuring accruals, as of March 28, 2020, is $0.7 million that is classified as long-term. Payments against the long-term accruals will be incurred as the employees covered by the restructuring plan retire or through the passage of time. The remaining amounts accrued will continue to be paid out over the course of the next twelve months.

COVID-19

The World Health Organization recognized a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) as a public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020 and as a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has implemented additional measures intended to both protect the health and safety of its employees and maintain its ability to provide products to its customers, including (i) requiring a significant part of its workforce to work from home, (ii) monitoring its employees for COVID-19 symptoms, (iii) making additional personal protective equipment available to its operations team, (iv) requiring all manufacturing and warehousing associates to take their temperatures before beginning a shift, (v) modifying work methods and schedules of its manufacturing and field associates to create distance or add barriers between associates, consumers and others, (vi) expanding cleaning efforts at its operation centers, (vii) modifying attendance policies so that associates may elect to stay home if they have symptoms, (viii) prioritizing production for goods that are more essential to its customers and (ix) implementing an interim premium pay allowance for associates in its field sales force as well as those still working in manufacturing or distribution centers. In addition, to help address the critical shortage of personal protective equipment in the fight against COVID-19, the Company has shifted production in its Temecula, California manufacturing plant to produce face shields to help protect healthcare workers and first responders in critical need areas across the country. During the three and six months ended March 28, 2020, the Company incurred costs of $3.8 million associated with the COVID-19 pandemic primarily related to premium pay and incremental cleaning costs. The Company incurred costs of $2.6 million in its U.S. Consumer segment and $0.5 million in its Hawthorne segment in the “Cost of sales—impairment, restructuring and other” line in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations during the three and six months ended March 28, 2020. The Company incurred costs of $0.7 million in its U.S. Consumer segment in the “Impairment, restructuring

and other” line in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations during the three and six months ended March 28, 2020.

Project Catalyst

In connection with the acquisition of Sunlight Supply during the third quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company announced the launch of an initiative called Project Catalyst, which is a company-wide restructuring effort to reduce operating costs throughout the U.S. Consumer, Hawthorne and Other segments and drive synergies from acquisitions within the Hawthorne segment. Costs incurred during the three and six months ended March 28, 2020 related to Project Catalyst were not material. Costs incurred to date since the inception of Project Catalyst are $25.9 million for the Hawthorne segment, $13.4 million for the U.S. Consumer segment, $1.3 million for the Other segment and $2.8 million for Corporate. Additionally, during the three and six months ended March 28, 2020, the Company received zero and $2.6 million, respectively, from the final settlement of escrow funds related to a previous acquisition within the Hawthorne segment that was recognized in the “Impairment, restructuring and other” line in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

During the three and six months ended March 30, 2019, the Company incurred charges of $2.1 million and $7.6 million, respectively, related to Project Catalyst. The Company incurred charges of $0.1 million and $0.4 million in its U.S. Consumer segment, $0.6 million and $2.5 million in its Hawthorne segment and $0.3 million and $0.6 million in its Other segment in the “Cost of sales—impairment, restructuring and other” line in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations during the three and six months ended March 30, 2019, respectively, related to employee termination benefits, facility closure costs and impairment of property, plant and equipment. The Company incurred charges of $0.1 million and $0.5 million in its U.S. Consumer segment, $0.4 million and $2.1 million in its Hawthorne segment, $0.5 million and $0.6 million in its Other segment and $0.1 million and $0.9 million at Corporate in the “Impairment, restructuring and other” line in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations during the three and six months ended March 30, 2019, respectively, related to employee termination benefits and facility closure costs.

Other

During the three and six months ended March 28, 2020, the Company recognized insurance recoveries of $1.5 million related to the previously disclosed legal matter In re Morning Song Bird Food Litigation in the “Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax” line in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the three and six months ended March 30, 2019, the Company recognized insurance recoveries of zero and $5.0 million related to this matter in the “Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax” line in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Refer to “NOTE 2. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS” for more information.

During the three and six months ended March 30, 2019, the Company recognized favorable adjustments of $0.9 million and $0.4 million, respectively, related to the previously disclosed legal matter In re Scotts EZ Seed Litigation in the “Impairment, restructuring and other” line in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

EQUITY - Performance Share-based Award Activity (Details) - Performance units - $ / shares	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Awards outstanding at September 30, 2019 (shares)	648,131
Granted (shares)	37,166
Vested	(19,421)
Forfeited (shares)	(152)
Awards outstanding at March 28, 2020 (shares)	665,724
Awards outstanding (USD per share)	$ 91.94	$ 90.13
Granted (USD per share)	123.86
Vested (USD per share)	92.73
Forfeited (USD per share)	$ 98.81
Vesting (percentage of target performance share units granted)	166.00%

DEBT - Components of Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 28, 2020	Oct. 22, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 15, 2016	Oct. 13, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 2,336.5		$ 1,659.3	$ 2,405.3
Less current portions	212.2		128.1	357.7
Long-term debt	2,113.8		1,523.5	2,039.1
Accounts receivable pledged	177.8		84.5	333.3
Credit Facilities \| Revolving loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	691.9		147.2	666.2
Credit Facilities \| Term loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 740.0		$ 750.0	$ 770.0
Senior notes \| Senior Notes – 5.250%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of debt (percentage)	5.25%		5.25%	5.25%	5.25%
Total debt	$ 250.0		$ 250.0	$ 250.0
Senior notes \| Senior Notes, 4.500% Due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of debt (percentage)	4.50%	4.50%	4.50%	4.50%
Total debt	$ 450.0		$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Senior notes \| Senior Notes – 6.000%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of debt (percentage)	6.00%		6.00%	6.00%		6.00%
Total debt	$ 0.0		$ 400.0	$ 400.0
Receivables facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	160.0		76.0	300.0
Finance lease obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	35.9		25.8	0.5
Other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	8.7		10.3	18.6
Long-term Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Less unamortized debt issuance costs	$ 10.5		$ 7.7	$ 8.5

EQUITY (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

Summary of Changes in Equity


	Common Shares and Capital in Excess of Stated Value		Retained Earnings		Treasury Shares		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total Equity - Controlling Interest		Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity
Balance at September 30, 2019	$	442.2	$	1,274.7	$	(904.3)	$	(93.9)	$	718.7	$	4.5	$	723.2

Net income (loss)	—		(71.4)		—		—		(71.4)		0.1		(71.3)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	—		—		—		2.9		2.9		—		2.9
Share-based compensation	7.0		—		—		—		7.0		—		7.0
Dividends declared ($0.580 per share)	—		(33.5)		—		—		(33.5)		—		(33.5)

Treasury share issuances	(0.3)		—		1.2		—		0.9		—		0.9



Balance at December 28, 2019	$	448.9	$	1,169.8	$	(903.1)	$	(91.0)	$	624.6	$	4.7	$	629.3

Net income (loss)	—		252.2		—		—		252.2		0.2		252.4
Other comprehensive income (loss)	—		—		—		(16.9)		(16.9)		—		(16.9)
Share-based compensation	12.0		—		—		—		12.0		—		12.0
Dividends declared ($0.580 per share)	—		(33.0)		—		—		(33.0)		—		(33.0)
Treasury share purchases	—		—		(52.9)		—		(52.9)		—		(52.9)
Treasury share issuances	(10.5)		—		14.2		—		3.7		—		3.7
Balance at March 28, 2020	$	450.5	$	1,389.0	$	(941.9)	$	(107.9)	$	789.7	$	4.9	$	794.6

The sum of the components may not equal due to rounding.


	Common Shares and Capital in Excess of Stated Value		Retained Earnings		Treasury Shares		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total Equity - Controlling Interest		Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity
Balance at September 30, 2018	$	420.3	$	919.9	$	(939.6)	$	(46.0)	$	354.6	$	5.0	$	359.6
Adoption of new accounting pronouncements	—		26.0		—		(16.9)		9.1		—		9.1
Net income (loss)	—		(79.6)		—		—		(79.6)		(0.1)		(79.7)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	—		—		—		(12.4)		(12.4)		—		(12.4)
Share-based compensation	6.6		—		—		—		6.6		—		6.6
Dividends declared ($0.550 per share)	—		(30.9)		—		—		(30.9)		—		(30.9)

Treasury share issuances	(1.0)		—		1.9		—		0.9		—		0.9



Balance at December 29, 2018	$	425.9	$	835.4	$	(937.7)	$	(75.3)	$	248.3	$	4.9	$	253.2
Net income (loss)	—		396.5		—		—		396.5		(0.1)		396.4
Other comprehensive income (loss)	—		—		—		(3.9)		(3.9)		—		(3.9)
Share-based compensation	10.4		—		—		—		10.4		—		10.4
Dividends declared ($0.550 per share)	—		(32.7)		—		—		(32.7)		—		(32.7)
Treasury share purchases	—		—		(2.5)		—		(2.5)		—		(2.5)
Treasury share issuances	(10.1)		—		11.2		—		1.1		—		1.1

Balance at March 30, 2019	$	426.2	$	1,199.2	$	(929.0)	$	(79.2)	$	617.2	$	4.9	$	622.1

The sum of the components may not equal due to rounding.

Schedule of Share-Based Awards Granted

The following is a summary of the share-based awards granted during each of the periods indicated:


	SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019
Employees

Restricted stock units	117,266		161,322
Performance units	37,166		68,949
Non-Employee Directors
Restricted and deferred stock units	15,483		29,995
Total share-based awards	169,915		260,266

Aggregate fair value at grant dates (in millions)	$	20.6	$	19.6

Schedule of Share-Based Compensation

Total share-based compensation was as follows for each of the periods indicated:


	THREE MONTHS ENDED						SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019
	(In millions)
Share-based compensation	$	12.0	$	10.4	$	19.0	$	17.0
Tax benefit recognized	2.1		1.7		3.8		3.4

Share-based Payment Arrangement, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit, Activity

Restricted share-based award activity (including restricted stock units and deferred stock units) during the six months ended March 28, 2020 was as follows:


	No. of Units	Wtd. Avg. Grant Date Fair Value per Unit
Awards outstanding at September 30, 2019	488,409	$	85.94
Granted	132,749	120.80
Vested	(121,948)	91.19

Awards outstanding at March 28, 2020	499,210	93.93

Schedule of Nonvested Performance-based Units Activity

Performance-based award activity during the six months ended March 28, 2020 was as follows (based on target award amounts):


	No. of Units	Wtd. Avg. Grant Date Fair Value per Unit
Awards outstanding at September 30, 2019	648,131	$	90.13
Granted	37,166	123.86
Vested ⁽¹⁾	(19,421)	92.73
Forfeited	(152)	98.81
Awards outstanding at March 28, 2020	665,724	91.94

(1) Vested at an average of 166 percent of the target performance share units granted.

EQUITY - Total Share-based Compensation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Equity [Abstract]
Share-based compensation	$ 12.0	$ 10.4	$ 19.0	$ 17.0
Tax benefit recognized	$ 2.1	$ 1.7	$ 3.8	$ 3.4

MARKETING AGREEMENT (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Marketing Agreement [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Commission and Reimbursements Earned Under Marketing Agreement


	THREE MONTHS ENDED						SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019
	(In millions)
Gross commission	$	42.1	$	23.9	$	42.1	$	23.9
Contribution expenses	(4.5)		(4.5)		(9.0)		(9.0)

Net commission	37.6		19.4		33.1		14.9
Reimbursements associated with Roundup^® marketing agreement	17.0		14.4		30.3		27.0
Total net sales associated with Roundup^® marketing agreement	$	54.6	$	33.8	$	63.4	$	41.9

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 28, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 30, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 30.8	$ 18.8	$ 37.5
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $12.6, $8.8 and $4.2, respectively	994.7	223.9	699.6
Accounts receivable pledged	177.8	84.5	333.3
Inventories	743.3	540.3	675.3
Prepaid and other current assets	95.8	174.2	93.7
Total current assets	2,042.4	1,041.7	1,839.4
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	0.0	0.0	34.5
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $655.7, $636.4 and $628.0, respectively	535.4	546.0	513.9
Goodwill	538.3	538.7	539.6
Intangible assets, net	692.0	707.5	837.9
Other assets	327.6	194.8	191.2
Assets, Total	4,135.7	3,028.7	3,956.5
Current liabilities:
Current portion of debt	212.2	128.1	357.7
Accounts payable	324.7	214.2	298.7
Other current liabilities	444.3	278.2	503.5
Total current liabilities	981.2	620.5	1,159.9
Long-term debt	2,113.8	1,523.5	2,039.1
Other liabilities	246.1	161.5	135.4
Liabilities, Total	3,341.1	2,305.5	3,334.4
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
Equity:
Common shares and capital in excess of $.01 stated value per share; shares outstanding of 55.5, 55.4 and 55.8, respectively	450.5	442.2	426.2
Retained earnings	1,389.0	1,274.7	1,199.2
Treasury shares, at cost; 12.7, 12.7 and 12.4 shares, respectively	(941.9)	(904.3)	(929.0)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(107.9)	(93.9)	(79.2)
Total equity—controlling interest	789.7	718.7	617.2
Noncontrolling interest	4.9	4.5	4.9
Total equity	794.6	723.2	622.1
Total liabilities and equity	$ 4,135.7	$ 3,028.7	$ 3,956.5

IMPAIRMENT, RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER - Activity Related to Liabilities Associated with Restructuring (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($)
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Amounts accrued for restructuring and other, beginning balance	$ 11.6
Restructuring and other charges from continuing operations	4.1
Payments and other	(6.3)
Amounts accrued for restructuring and other, ending balance	$ 9.4

LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

Weighted-Average Remaining Lease Term and Discount Rate and Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Schedule

Supplemental balance sheet information related to the Company’s leases was as follows:

BALANCE SHEET LOCATION

MARCH 28, 2020

(In millions)

Operating leases:

Right-of-use assets

Other assets

125.6

Current lease liabilities

Other current liabilities

44.6

Non-current lease liabilities

Other liabilities

85.7

Total operating lease liabilities

130.3

Finance leases:

Right-of-use assets

Property, plant and equipment, net

35.0

Current lease liabilities

Current portion of debt

4.7

Non-current lease liabilities

Long-term debt

31.2

Total finance lease liabilities

35.9

Weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate for the Company’s leases were as follows:


	MARCH 28, 2020
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years):
Operating leases	3.9
Finance leases	8.8

Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases	3.8	%
Finance leases	4.2	%

Lease Cost Components and Supplemental Cash Flow Information and Non-Cash Activity For Company's Leases Schedules

Components of lease cost were as follows:


	THREE MONTHS ENDED		SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 28, 2020
	(In millions)
Operating lease cost ^(a)	$	13.5	$	26.6
Variable lease cost	3.5		5.8
Short term lease cost	1.7		2.9

Finance lease cost
Amortization of right-of-use assets	1.4		2.3
Interest on lease liabilities	0.4		0.7
Total finance lease cost	$	1.8	$	3.0

(a)Operating lease cost includes amortization of ROU assets for the three and six months ended March 28, 2020 of $11.8 million and $22.9 million, respectively.

Supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to the Company’s leases were as follows:


	SIX MONTHS ENDED
	MARCH 28, 2020
	(In millions)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases, net	$	27.1
Operating cash flows from finance leases	0.7
Financing cash flows from finance leases	1.4

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases	$	19.4
Finance leases	11.9

Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities by Fiscal Year Schedule

Maturities of lease liabilities by fiscal year for the Company’s leases as of March 28, 2020 were as follows (in millions):


Year	OPERATING LEASES		FINANCE LEASES
2020 (remainder of the year)	$	26.9	$	3.0
2021	43.9		6.1
2022	31.4		6.1
2023	16.9		6.1
2024	8.8		6.2
Thereafter	13.2		16.0
Total lease payments	141.1		43.5
Less: Imputed interest	(10.8)		(7.6)
Total lease liabilities	$	130.3	$	35.9

Maturities of Finance Lease Liabilities by Fiscal Year Schedule

Maturities of lease liabilities by fiscal year for the Company’s leases as of March 28, 2020 were as follows (in millions):


Year	OPERATING LEASES		FINANCE LEASES
2020 (remainder of the year)	$	26.9	$	3.0
2021	43.9		6.1
2022	31.4		6.1
2023	16.9		6.1
2024	8.8		6.2
Thereafter	13.2		16.0
Total lease payments	141.1		43.5
Less: Imputed interest	(10.8)		(7.6)
Total lease liabilities	$	130.3	$	35.9

Future Minimum Annual Operating Lease Payments Required before Adoption of ASC 842 Schedule


Year	OPERATING LEASES		CAPITAL LEASES
2020	$	52.8	$	3.0
2021	40.3		3.5
2022	28.1		3.5
2023	15.4		3.6
2024	7.9		3.6
Thereafter	12.6		15.4
Total lease payments	$	157.1	$	32.6

Future Minimum Annual Capital Lease Payments Required before Adoption of ASC 842 Schedule


Year	OPERATING LEASES		CAPITAL LEASES
2020	$	52.8	$	3.0
2021	40.3		3.5
2022	28.1		3.5
2023	15.4		3.6
2024	7.9		3.6
Thereafter	12.6		15.4
Total lease payments	$	157.1	$	32.6

INVENTORIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 28, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 30, 2019
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Finished goods	$ 520.0	$ 344.9	$ 469.8
Work-in-process	67.6	63.6	63.6
Raw materials	155.7	131.8	141.9
Total inventories	743.3	540.3	675.3
Adjustments to reflect inventories at net realizable values	$ 12.5	$ 8.8	$ 8.1

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Fair Values of Derivative Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 28, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 30, 2019
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total derivatives	$ (21.0)	$ (10.7)	$ (5.3)
Designated as Hedging Instruments
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total derivatives	(23.2)	(11.6)	(6.1)
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Interest rate swap agreements \| Prepaid and other current assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative asset	0.0	0.0	0.9
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Interest rate swap agreements \| Other assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative asset	0.0	0.0	0.1
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Interest rate swap agreements \| Other current liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative liability	(10.5)	(5.5)	(1.9)
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Interest rate swap agreements \| Other liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative liability	(11.1)	(5.3)	(4.4)
Designated as Hedging Instruments \| Commodity hedging instruments \| Other current liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative liability	(1.6)	(0.8)	(0.8)
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total derivatives	2.2	0.9	0.8
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Currency forward contracts \| Prepaid and other current assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative asset	4.5	1.7	1.5
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Currency forward contracts \| Other current liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative liability	(0.4)	(0.4)	0.0
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Commodity hedging instruments \| Other current liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative liability	$ (1.9)	$ (0.4)	$ (0.7)

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash used in operating activities				$ 3.9	$ (34.7)
Cash used in investing activities				0.0	0.0
Wild Bird Food
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Accrual for probable loss	$ 0.0	$ 42.5		0.0	42.5	$ 0.0
Insurance recoveries	$ 1.5		$ 5.0	$ 1.5
Proceeds from insurance recovery		8.4			13.4
Wild Bird Food \| Insurance Reimbursements
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Accrued Liabilities, Current		$ 8.4			$ 8.4

DEBT - Receivables Facility (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 07, 2017	Mar. 28, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 30, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Accounts receivable pledged		$ 177.8	$ 84.5	$ 333.3
Master Repurchase And Framework Agreements, The Amendments
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Financing receivable, before allowance for credit loss	$ 400.0
Line of credit facility, maximum amount outstanding during period	$ 160.0
Receivables Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Receivables facility borrowings		160.0		300.0
Receivables facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Accounts receivable pledged		$ 177.8		$ 333.3

CONTINGENCIES (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Accrual for environmental actions	$ 3.8

INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES	6 Months Ended
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES	Mar. 28, 2020
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES	INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES On March 19, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement under which it sold, to TruGreen Companies L.L.C., a subsidiary of TruGreen Holding Corporation, all of its approximately 30% equity interest in Outdoor Home Services Holdings LLC, a lawn services joint venture between the Company and TruGreen Holding Corporation (the “TruGreen Joint Venture”). Prior to this transaction, the Company’s net investment and advances with respect to the TruGreen Joint Venture had been reduced to a liability which resulted in an amount recorded in the “Distributions in excess of investment in unconsolidated affiliate” line in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. In connection with this transaction, the Company received cash proceeds of $234.2 million related to the sale of its equity interest in the TruGreen Joint Venture and $18.4 million related to the payoff of second lien term loan financing by the TruGreen Joint Venture. During the three and six months ended March 30, 2019, the Company also received a distribution from the TruGreen Joint Venture intended to cover certain required tax payments of $3.5 million, which was classified as an investing activity in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. During the three and six months ended March 30, 2019, the Company recognized a pre-tax gain of $259.8 million related to this sale in the “Other non-operating income, net” line in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the three months ended March 30, 2019, the Company also reclassified $47.1 million from deferred tax liabilities, which were previously recorded in the “Other liabilities” line in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, to accrued taxes, which are recorded in the “Other current liabilities” line in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, related to the outside basis difference in the TruGreen Joint Venture as a result of the sale of the Company’s equity interest.As of March 30, 2019, the Company held a noncontrolling equity interest in an unconsolidated affiliate whose products supported the professional U.S. industrial, turf and ornamental market (the “IT&O Joint Venture”). During the three and six months ended March 30, 2019, the Company received a distribution of net earnings from the IT&O Joint Venture of $4.9 million, which was classified as an operating activity in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. On April 1, 2019, the Company sold all of its noncontrolling equity interest in the IT&O Joint Venture for cash proceeds of $36.6 million.

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Summary of Income from Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Operating and exit costs	$ (0.6)	$ 0.1	$ (0.6)	$ 0.1
Impairment, restructuring and other charges (recoveries), net	(3.1)	0.0	(3.1)	(4.9)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes	3.7	(0.1)	3.7	4.8
Income tax expense from discontinued operations	1.1	0.4	1.1	2.3
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	$ 2.6	$ (0.5)	$ 2.6	$ 2.5

- Definition

Amount before tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

+ References + Details

- Definition

Amount of tax expense (benefit) related to a discontinued operation. Includes, but is not limited to, tax expense (benefit) related to income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, tax expense (benefit) related to gain (loss) on disposal, tax expense (benefit) related to gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and tax expense (benefit) related to adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

+ References + Details

- Definition

Amount after tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

+ References + Details

LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS - (Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Schedule) (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
Operating lease right-of-use-assets	$ 125.6
Operating lease current lease liabilities	44.6
Operating lease non-current lease liabilities	85.7
Total operating lease liabilities	130.3
Finance lease right-of-use assets	35.0
Finance lease current lease liabilities	4.7
Finance lease non-current lease liabilities	31.2
Total finance lease liabilities	$ 35.9

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Outstanding Commodity Contracts (Details)	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020 T lb gal	Mar. 30, 2019 T lb gal	Sep. 30, 2019 T lb gal
Urea (in tons)
Derivative [Line Items]
Outstanding commodity contracts, mass \| T	30,000	33,000	78,500
Resin (in pounds)
Derivative [Line Items]
Outstanding commodity contracts, mass \| lb	8,100,000	6,100,000	14,900,000
Diesel (in gallons)
Derivative [Line Items]
Outstanding commodity contracts, volume	5,418,000	4,452,000	4,956,000
Heating Oil (in gallons)
Derivative [Line Items]
Outstanding commodity contracts, volume	1,890,000	756,000	1,344,000

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Outstanding Derivative Contracts

The Company had the following outstanding commodity contracts that were entered into to hedge forecasted purchases:

COMMODITY

MARCH 28,
2020

MARCH 30,
2019

SEPTEMBER 30,
2019

Urea

30,000 tons

33,000 tons

78,500 tons

Resin

8,100,000 pounds

6,100,000 pounds

14,900,000 pounds

Diesel

5,418,000 gallons

4,452,000 gallons

4,956,000 gallons

Heating Oil

1,890,000 gallons

756,000 gallons

1,344,000 gallons

Schedule of the Fair Values of Derivative Instruments

The fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments, which represent Level 2 fair value measurements, were as follows:


		ASSETS / (LIABILITIES)
DERIVATIVES DESIGNATED AS HEDGING INSTRUMENTS	BALANCE SHEET LOCATION	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
		(In millions)
Interest rate swap agreements	Prepaid and other current assets	$	—	$	0.9	$	—
	Other assets	—		0.1		—
	Other current liabilities	(10.5)		(1.9)		(5.5)
	Other liabilities	(11.1)		(4.4)		(5.3)

Commodity hedging instruments	Other current liabilities	(1.6)		(0.8)		(0.8)
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments				$	(23.2)	$	(6.1)	$	(11.6)

DERIVATIVES NOT DESIGNATED AS HEDGING INSTRUMENTS	BALANCE SHEET LOCATION
Currency forward contracts	Prepaid and other current assets	$	4.5	$	1.5	$	1.7
	Other current liabilities	(0.4)		—		(0.4)

Commodity hedging instruments	Other current liabilities	(1.9)		(0.7)		(0.4)
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments				2.2		0.8		0.9
Total derivatives				$	(21.0)	$	(5.3)	$	(10.7)

Schedule of the Effect of Derivative Instruments on AOCI and Statements of Operations

The effect of derivative instruments on AOCI and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the periods presented was as follows:


DERIVATIVES IN CASH FLOW HEDGING RELATIONSHIPS	AMOUNT OF GAIN / (LOSS) RECOGNIZED IN AOCI
			THREE MONTHS ENDED									SIX MONTHS ENDED
			MARCH 28, 2020			MARCH 30, 2019			MARCH 28, 2020			MARCH 30, 2019
	(In millions)
Interest rate swap agreements	$	(10.1)		$	(2.2)		$	(9.7)		$	(6.8)
Commodity hedging instruments	(1.0)			(0.2)			(2.8)			(3.5)
Total	$	(11.1)		$	(2.4)		$	(12.5)		$	(10.3)


DERIVATIVES IN CASH FLOW HEDGING RELATIONSHIPS	RECLASSIFIED FROM AOCI INTO STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS	AMOUNT OF GAIN / (LOSS)
						THREE MONTHS ENDED						SIX MONTHS ENDED
						MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019
		(In millions)
Interest rate swap agreements	Interest expense	$	(1.2)	$	0.2	$	(2.0)	$	0.1
Commodity hedging instruments	Cost of sales	(0.7)		1.7		(0.7)		1.9
Total				$	(1.9)	$	1.9	$	(2.7)	$	2.0


DERIVATIVES NOT DESIGNATED AS HEDGING INSTRUMENTS	RECOGNIZED IN STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS	AMOUNT OF GAIN / (LOSS)
						THREE MONTHS ENDED						SIX MONTHS ENDED
						MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019
		(In millions)
Currency forward contracts	Other income / expense, net	$	5.9	$	(0.2)	$	1.1	$	3.3
Commodity hedging instruments	Cost of sales	(2.8)		1.5		(2.3)		(2.2)
Total				$	3.1	$	1.3	$	(1.2)	$	1.1

INVENTORIES

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following for each of the periods presented:


	MARCH 28, 2020		MARCH 30, 2019		SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
	(In millions)
Finished goods	$	520.0	$	469.8	$	344.9
Work-in-process	67.6		63.6		63.6
Raw materials	155.7		141.9		131.8
Total inventories	$	743.3	$	675.3	$	540.3

Adjustments to reflect inventories at net realizable values were $12.5 million at March 28, 2020, $8.1 million at March 30, 2019 and $8.8 million at September 30, 2019.

MARKETING AGREEMENT - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Marketing Agreement [Line Items]
Net sales			$ 1,382.8		$ 1,189.9	$ 1,748.6	$ 1,488.0
Contribution expenses			829.2		716.8	1,140.6	977.8
Restated Marketing Agreement
Marketing Agreement [Line Items]
Commission Income, Gross			42.1		23.9	42.1	23.9
Percentage of program earnings	50.00%
Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due		$ 18.0
Commission threshold		$ 40.0
Contribution expenses			4.5		4.5	9.0	9.0
Commission Income (Expense), Net			37.6		19.4	33.1	14.9
Reimbursements associated with Roundup® marketing agreement			17.0		14.4	30.3	27.0
Net Sales With Agency Agreement			$ 54.6		$ 33.8	$ 63.4	$ 41.9
Third Restated Agreement
Marketing Agreement [Line Items]
Minimum termination fee payable multiple	4
Minimum termination fee payable threshold	$ 186.4
Program Agreement, Terms, Minimum Annual EBIT Required To Avoid Reduction Of Contribution Payment	36.0
Net sales				$ 20.0
Marketing Agreement, Terms, Minimum Earnings Before Income Taxes	50.0
Termination fee payable	175.0
Brand Decommisioning Event Payable	375.0
Brand Extension Asset Purchase Agreement
Marketing Agreement [Line Items]
Purchase Agreement, Terms, Consideration To Be Paid	112.0
Purchase Agreement, Terms, Value Of Finished Goods Inventory	3.5
Purchase Agreement, Terms, Value Of Brand Extension Agreement Intangible Asset	$ 111.7

SEGMENT INFORMATION - Net Sales, Profit (Loss), and Total Assets by Segment (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2020 USD ($) segment	Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments \| segment			3
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,382.8	$ 1,189.9	$ 1,748.6	$ 1,488.0
Impairment, restructuring and other	0.3	0.2	(2.2)	3.7
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates	0.0	2.0	0.0	3.3
Costs related to refinancing	0.0	0.0	(15.1)	0.0
Interest expense	(22.7)	(28.9)	(42.7)	(54.1)
Other non-operating income, net	2.8	260.1	5.4	262.9
Total assets:
Total assets	4,135.7	3,956.5	4,135.7	3,956.5	$ 3,028.7
Continuing Operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment profit (loss)	333.8	523.4	238.7	417.5
Intangible asset amortization	(8.1)	(8.4)	(15.8)	(16.8)
Impairment, restructuring and other	3.7	1.2	1.4	7.2
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates	0.0	2.0	0.0	3.3
Costs related to refinancing	0.0	0.0	(15.1)	0.0
Interest expense	(22.7)	(28.9)	(42.7)	(54.1)
Other non-operating income, net	2.8	260.1	5.4	262.9
Continuing Operations \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment profit (loss)	402.4	334.1	371.3	291.5
Continuing Operations \| Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment profit (loss)	(36.9)	(34.3)	(63.0)	(62.1)
U.S. Consumer
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	1,102.7	993.5	1,250.1	1,130.4
U.S. Consumer \| Continuing Operations \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment profit (loss)	372.9	320.0	331.5	277.0
Hawthorne
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	230.0	144.1	428.8	284.8
Hawthorne \| Continuing Operations \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment profit (loss)	25.5	10.3	39.4	14.7
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	50.1	52.3	69.7	72.8
Other \| Continuing Operations \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment profit (loss)	$ 4.0	$ 3.8	$ 0.4	$ (0.2)

LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS - (Weighted-Average Remaining Lease Term and Discount Rate Schedule) (Details)	Mar. 28, 2020
Leases [Abstract]
Operating leases, weighted average remaining term (in years)	3 years 10 months 24 days
Finance leases, weighted average remaining term (in years)	8 years 9 months 18 days
Operating leases, weighted average discount rate (percent)	3.80%
Finance leases, weighted average discount rate (percent)	4.20%