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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
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