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Goodwill and Intangibles, including DAC and VOBA (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 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 | Definite lived intangible assets are summarized as follows:
| December 31, 2013 |  | September 30, 2013 |  |
| Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Amortizable Life
Customer relationships | $ | 886.3 |  |  | $ | (172.6 | ) |  | $ | 713.7 |  |  | $ | 885.9 |  |  | $ | (160.8 | ) |  | $ | 725.1 |  |  | 15 to 20 years
Trade names | 171.3 |  |  | (48.7 | ) |  | 122.6 |  |  | 171.6 |  |  | (44.7 | ) |  | 126.9 |  |  | 1 to 12 years
Technology assets | 172.1 |  |  | (43.4 | ) |  | 128.7 |  |  | 172.1 |  |  | (39.0 | ) |  | 133.1 |  |  | 4 to 17 years
| $ | 1,229.7 |  |  | $ | (264.7 | ) |  | $ | 965.0 |  |  | $ | 1,229.6 |  |  | $ | (244.5 | ) |  | $ | 985.1 |  |  |
Summary of Definite Lived Intangible Assets | A summary of the changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill and intangible assets, including FGL’s DAC and VOBA balances, are as follows:
|  |  | Intangible Assets
| Goodwill |  | Indefinite Lived |  | Definite Lived |  | VOBA |  | DAC |  | Total
Balance at September 30, 2013 | $ | 1,476.7 |  |  | $ | 1,178.1 |  |  | $ | 985.1 |  |  | $ | 225.3 |  |  | $ | 340.6 |  |  | $ | 2,729.1 |
Acquisitions (Note 3) | 3.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Deferrals | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 52.6 |  |  | 52.6 |
Less: Components of amortization - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Periodic amortization | — |  |  | — |  |  | (20.2 | ) |  | (28.7 | ) |  | (16.7 | ) |  | (65.6 | )
Interest | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3.7 |  |  | 3.3 |  |  | 7.0 |
Unlocking | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11.8 |  |  | 3.4 |  |  | 15.2 |
Reclassifications | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Adjustment for unrealized investment losses, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.6 |  |  | 6.3 |  |  | 7.9 |
Effect of translation | (4.0 | ) |  | 3.4 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3.5 |
Balance at December 31, 2013 | $ | 1,476.2 |  |  | $ | 1,181.5 |  |  | $ | 965.0 |  |  | $ | 213.7 |  |  | $ | 389.5 |  |  | $ | 2,749.7 |
Summary of Amortization Expense of Definite Lived Intangible Assets | Amortization expense for definite lived intangible assets is as follows:
| Three months ended
| December 31, 2013 |  | December 30, 2012
Customer relationships | $ | 11.7 |  |  | $ | 10.4 |
Trade names | 4.1 |  |  | 3.6 |
Technology assets | 4.4 |  |  | 3.1 |
| $ | 20.2 |  |  | $ | 17.1 |
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
2014 |  | $ | 33.4 |
2015 |  | 44.8 |
2016 |  | 39.5 |
2017 |  | 32.2 |
2018 |  | 25.9 |
2019 and thereafter |  | 117.6 |

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