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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2009
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Statutory income tax rate | 35.00% |  |  |
Effective tax rate | (335.90%) | 87.30% | (47.80%) |
Valuation allowances on deferred tax assets | $ (142,126) | $ 72,335 | $ 92,673 |
Unrecognized tax benefits | 5,877 | 9,013 | 13,174 | 7,765
Changes in interest and penalties | (1,184) | (1,422) | 1,527 |
Reserves for additional UTBs recorded | 3,299 |  |  |
Uncertain Tax Positions [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accrued balances of interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions | 3,564 | 4,682 |  |
HGI [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets | 97,799 | 53,034 |  |
HGI [Member] | U S Federal [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carry forwards | 121,867 |  |  |
Expiration date, operating loss carry forwards | 2029 through 2032 |  |  |
Capital loss carryforwards | 20,891 |  |  |
Capital loss carryforwards expire date | 2017 |  |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expiration date, operating loss carry forwards | 2032 |  |  |
Valuation allowance, net | 384,800 | 373,893 |  |
Change in valuation allowance | 10,907 |  |  |
Residual U.S. and foreign income and withholding taxes | 97,638 | 39,391 | 26,600 |
Domestic valuation allowance | 3,278 | 771 | 0 |
Domestic valuation allowance on earnings not yet taxed | 2,465 | 0 |  |
Earnings not yet taxed | 76,475 |  |  |
Undistributed earnings of foreign operations | 415,713 |  |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | U S Federal [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carry forwards | 1,304,763 |  |  |
Operating loss carry forwards subject to expiration | 301,202 |  |  |
Valuation allowance, net | 349,316 | 338,539 |  |
Change in valuation allowance | 10,777 |  |  |
U.S valuation allowance as a result of acquisition | 14,511 |  |  |
Net deferred tax liabilities | 14,511 |  |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Foreign Tax Authority [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carry forwards | 119,100 |  |  |
Expiration date, operating loss carry forwards | 2016 |  |  |
Operating loss carry forwards subject to expiration | 110,794 |  |  |
Valuation allowance, net | 35,484 | 35,354 |  |
Change in valuation allowance | 130 | 25,877 |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carry forwards | 1,340,761 |  |  |
Operating loss carry forwards subject to expiration | 385,159 |  |  |
FGL [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets | 177,508 | 375,306 |  |
Operating loss carry forwards | 86,978 | 428,005 |  |
Expiration date, operating loss carry forwards | 2026 through 2032 |  |  |
Valuation allowance, net | 197,798 | 30,064 |  |
Deferred tax asset before valuation allowance | 457,144 | 583,035 |  |
Net deferred tax asset | 279,636 | 207,729 |  |
Capital loss carryforwards | 551,897 | 717,267 |  |
Expiration of Capital loss carryforwards | 2013 through 2017 |  |  |
Low income housing tax credit carryforwards | 52,780 | 68,099 |  |
Expiration of low income housing tax credit carryforwards | 2017 through 2032 |  |  |
Alternative minimum tax credits | 7,602 | 6,304 |  |
FGL [Member] | Life Insurance Companies [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance, net | 204,736 |  |  |
FGL [Member] | Non-Life Insurance Companies [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets | 31,654 | 24,716 |  |
Valuation allowance, net | 6,938 |  |  |
FGL [Member] | Capital Loss Carryforward [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets | 145,854 | 138,257 |  |
FGL [Member] | Other Net Deferred Taxes, Including NOLs[Member] |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets |  | $ 212,333 |  |

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