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Goodwill and Intangibles, including DAC and VOBA, net Goodwill and Intangibles, including DAC and VOBA, net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Changes in Carrying Amounts of Goodwill and Intangible Assets Including FGL's DAC and VOBA Balances | he changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill and intangible assets, including DAC and VOBA balances, were as follows:
|  |  | Intangible Assets
| Goodwill |  | Indefinite Lived |  | Definite Lived |  | VOBA |  | DAC |  | Total
Balance at September 30, 2012 | $ | 694.2 |  |  | $ | 841.1 |  |  | $ | 873.9 |  |  | $ | 104.3 |  |  | $ | 169.2 |  |  | $ | 1,988.5 |
Acquisitions (Note 4) | 786.6 |  |  | 331.0 |  |  | 188.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 519.3 |
Deferrals | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 147.4 |  |  | 147.4 |
Less: Components of amortization - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Periodic amortization | — |  |  | — |  |  | (77.8 | ) |  | (194.6 | ) |  | (62.1 | ) |  | (334.5 | )
Interest | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 21.8 |  |  | 9.5 |  |  | 31.3 |
Unlocking | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 35.8 |  |  | 7.3 |  |  | 43.1 |
Adjustment for unrealized investment losses, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 258.0 |  |  | 69.3 |  |  | 327.3 |
Effect of translation | (4.1 | ) |  | 6.0 |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6.7 |
Balance at September 30, 2013 | 1,476.7 |  |  | 1,178.1 |  |  | 985.1 |  |  | 225.3 |  |  | 340.6 |  |  | 2,729.1 |
Acquisitions (Note 4) | 65.8 |  |  | 46.7 |  |  | 23.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 70.2 |
Deferrals | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 239.0 |  |  | 239.0 |
Less: Components of amortization - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Periodic amortization | — |  |  | — |  |  | (81.7 | ) |  | (92.4 | ) |  | (58.0 | ) |  | (232.1 | )
Interest | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 15.0 |  |  | 13.6 |  |  | 28.6 |
Unlocking | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 21.6 |  |  | 2.7 |  |  | 24.3 |
Adjustment for unrealized investment (gains), net | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (82.7 | ) |  | (74.1 | ) |  | (156.8 | )
Effect of translation | (17.7 | ) |  | (8.9 | ) |  | (9.7 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (18.6 | )
Balance at September 30, 2014 | $ | 1,524.8 |  |  | $ | 1,215.9 |  |  | $ | 917.2 |  |  | $ | 86.8 |  |  | $ | 463.8 |  |  | $ | 2,683.7 |
Summary of Definite Lived Intangible Assets | Definite lived intangible assets are summarized as follows:
| September 30, 2014 |  | September 30, 2013 |  |
| Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Amortizable Life
Customer relationships | $ | 877.1 |  |  | $ | (204.6 | ) |  | $ | 672.5 |  |  | $ | 885.9 |  |  | $ | (160.8 | ) |  | $ | 725.1 |  |  | 15 to 20 years
Trade names | 171.1 |  |  | (61.0 | ) |  | 110.1 |  |  | 171.6 |  |  | (44.7 | ) |  | 126.9 |  |  | 1 to 12 years
Technology assets | 192.2 |  |  | (57.6 | ) |  | 134.6 |  |  | 172.1 |  |  | (39.0 | ) |  | 133.1 |  |  | 4 to 17 years
| $ | 1,240.4 |  |  | $ | (323.2 | ) |  | $ | 917.2 |  |  | $ | 1,229.6 |  |  | $ | (244.5 | ) |  | $ | 985.1 |  |  |
Summary of Amortization Expense of Definite Lived Intangible Assets | Amortization expense for definite lived intangible assets is as follows:
| Year ended September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Customer relationships | $ | 46.7 |  |  | $ | 44.9 |  |  | $ | 40.2 |
Trade names | 16.4 |  |  | 16.6 |  |  | 14.4 |
Technology assets | 18.6 |  |  | 16.3 |  |  | 9.1 |
| $ | 81.7 |  |  | $ | 77.8 |  |  | $ | 63.7 |
Estimated Amortization Expense for VOBA and DAC in Future Fiscal Periods | Estimated amortization expense for VOBA in future fiscal periods is as follows:
|  | Estimated Amortization Expense
Fiscal Year |  | VOBA
2015 |  | $ | 42.8 |
2016 |  | 38.4 |
2017 |  | 31.2 |
2018 |  | 25.0 |
2019 |  | 25.5 |
2020 and thereafter |  | 88.1 |

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