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Goodwill and Intangibles, including DAC and VOBA (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Changes in Carrying Amounts of Goodwill and Intangible Assets Including FGL's DAC and VOBA Balances | A summary of the changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill and intangible assets, including FGL’s deferred acquisition costs ("DAC") and value of business acquired ("VOBA") balances, are as follows:
|  |  | Intangible Assets
| Goodwill |  | Indefinite Lived |  | Definite Lived |  | VOBA |  | DAC |  | Total
Balance at Balance at September 30, 2012 | $ | 694.2 |  |  | $ | 841.1 |  |  | $ | 873.9 |  |  | $ | 104.3 |  |  | $ | 169.2 |  |  | $ | 1,988.5 |
Acquisitions (Note 3) | 787.7 |  |  | 330.0 |  |  | 190.6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 520.6 |
Deferrals | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 109.2 |  |  | 109.2 |
Less: Components of amortization - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Periodic amortization | — |  |  | — |  |  | (57.5 | ) |  | (151.8 | ) |  | (62.0 | ) |  | (271.3 | )
Interest | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 16.2 |  |  | 7.1 |  |  | 23.3 |
Unlocking | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 22.6 |  |  | 4.8 |  |  | 27.4 |
Reclassifications | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Adjustment for unrealized investment losses, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 211.3 |  |  | 49.6 |  |  | 260.9 |
Effect of translation | (11.7 | ) |  | (4.2 | ) |  | (4.5 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (8.7 | )
Balance at Balance at June 30, 2013 | $ | 1,470.2 |  |  | $ | 1,166.9 |  |  | $ | 1,002.5 |  |  | $ | 202.6 |  |  | $ | 277.9 |  |  | $ | 2,649.9 |
Summary of Definite Lived Intangible Assets | Definite lived intangible assets are summarized as follows:
| June 30, 2013 |  | September 30, 2012 |  |
| Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Amortizable Life
Customer relationships | $ | 879.4 |  |  | $ | (147.9 | ) |  | $ | 731.5 |  |  | $ | 796.2 |  |  | $ | (113.0 | ) |  | $ | 683.2 |  |  | 15 to 20 years
Trade names | 171.5 |  |  | (41.2 | ) |  | 130.3 |  |  | 150.8 |  |  | (28.3 | ) |  | 122.5 |  |  | 1 to 12 years
Technology assets | 175.5 |  |  | (34.8 | ) |  | 140.7 |  |  | 91.0 |  |  | (22.8 | ) |  | 68.2 |  |  | 4 to 17 years
| $ | 1,226.4 |  |  | $ | (223.9 | ) |  | $ | 1,002.5 |  |  | $ | 1,038.0 |  |  | $ | (164.1 | ) |  | $ | 873.9 |  |  |
Summary of Amortization Expense of Definite Lived Intangible Assets | Amortization expense for definite lived intangible assets is as follows:
| Three months ended |  | Nine months ended
| June 30, 2013 |  | July 1, 2012 |  | June 30, 2013 |  | July 1, 2012
Customer relationships | $ | 11.6 |  |  | $ | 10.1 |  |  | $ | 33.3 |  |  | $ | 30.0 |
Trade names | 4.3 |  |  | 3.6 |  |  | 12.2 |  |  | 9.8 |
Technology assets | 4.4 |  |  | 2.4 |  |  | 12.0 |  |  | 6.7 |
| $ | 20.3 |  |  | $ | 16.1 |  |  | $ | 57.5 |  |  | $ | 46.5 |
Estimated Amortization Expense for VOBA and DAC in Future Fiscal Periods | Estimated amortization expense for VOBA and DAC in future fiscal periods is as follows:
|  | Estimated Amortization Expense
Fiscal Year |  | VOBA |  | DAC
2013 |  | $ | 9.0 |  |  | $ | 4.5 |
2014 |  | 45.7 |  |  | 22.3 |
2015 |  | 43.7 |  |  | 23.6 |
2016 |  | 39.5 |  |  | 22.9 |
2017 |  | 33.0 |  |  | 22.0 |
2018 and thereafter |  | 159.8 |  |  | 183.7 |

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