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Significant Risks and Uncertainties (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefits, Period Increase (Decrease) | $ 4.8 |  |
Number of holdings on investment securities | 10 |  |
Percentage of total holdings in industry | 40.00% |  |
Stockholders' equity exceeded percentage | 10.00% |  | 10.00%
FGL |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Present Value of Future Profits, Period Increase (Decrease) | 0 | (33,100,000) |
Wilton Reassurance Company |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |
Net amount recoverable from Wilton Re | 1,508,800,000 | 1,337,700,000 |
Fair Value, Concentration of Risk, All Financial Instruments |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |
FGL's investment securities in the banking industry with a fair value | 2,240,300,000 | 1,892,100,000 |
Exposure of FGL's invested assets | 11.60% | 11.50% |
Number of issuers in investment | 85 |  |
Fair Value, Concentration of Risk, All Financial Instruments | Fidelity And Guaranty Life Holdings |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |
Exposure of FGL's invested assets | 1.30% | 1.00% |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 250,000,000 | 150,700,000 |
Concentrations of Risk and Major Customers |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of net sales from major customer | 15.70% | 18.00% | 23.00%
Percentage of trade accounts receivable from major customers | 13.00% | 11.00% |
Net sales from outside of the United States | 40.20% | 41.00% | 46.00%
Derivatives not designated as hedging instrument |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability | 1,910,900,000 | 1,888,600,000 |
FIA embedded derivatives | Derivatives not designated as hedging instrument |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefits, Period Increase (Decrease) |  | (45,300,000) |
Contractholder funds | FIA embedded derivatives | Derivatives not designated as hedging instrument |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability |  | 1,544,400,000 |
Total Stockholders’ Equity | Fidelity And Guaranty Life Holdings |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |
Exposure of FGL's invested assets | 4.00% | 12.00% |
Number Of Investment Issuers | 4 | 19 |
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | $ 768,500,000 | $ 1,983,700,000 |

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