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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 Spectrum Brands [Member] Term Loan Due September 4, 2017 [Member] | Dec. 18, 2013 Spectrum Brands [Member] Term Loan Due September 4, 2017 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Spectrum Brands [Member] Term Loan Due September 4, 2017 [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Spectrum Brands [Member] ABL Facility, expiring May 24, 2017 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Spectrum Brands [Member] ABL Facility, expiring May 24, 2017 [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Spectrum Brands [Member] Six Point Three Seven Five Senior Notes [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Spectrum Brands [Member] Six Point Three Seven Five Senior Notes [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Spectrum Brands [Member] 6.625% Notes [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Spectrum Brands [Member] 6.625% Notes [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Spectrum Brands [Member] Term Loan Due December 17, 2019 [Member] | Dec. 18, 2013 Spectrum Brands [Member] Term Loan Due December 17, 2019 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Spectrum Brands [Member] Term Loan Due December 17, 2019 [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Spectrum Brands [Member] Letter of Credit [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 FGL [Member] 6.375% Senior Notes, Due April 1, 2021 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 FGL [Member] 6.375% Senior Notes, Due April 1, 2021 [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 EXCO/HGI JV [Member] EXCO/HGI Partnership Credit Agreement [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 EXCO/HGI JV [Member] EXO/HGI Partnership Credit Agreement, due February 14, 2018 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 EXCO/HGI JV [Member] EXO/HGI Partnership Credit Agreement, due February 14, 2018 [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 EXCO/HGI JV [Member] EXO/HGI Partnership Credit Agreement, due February 14, 2018 [Member] EXCO/HGI Partnership Credit Agreement [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Salus Capital Partners L L C [Member] Secured Borrowings Related to non-qualifying participating loan interests [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Salus Capital Partners L L C [Member] Secured Borrowings Related to non-qualifying participating loan interests [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Euro Member Countries, Euro Spectrum Brands [Member] Euro Term Loan, Due September 4, 2019 [Member] | Dec. 18, 2013 Euro Member Countries, Euro Spectrum Brands [Member] Euro Term Loan, Due September 4, 2019 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Euro Member Countries, Euro Spectrum Brands [Member] Euro Term Loan, Due September 4, 2019 [Member] | Jan. 15, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] HGI [Member] Seven Point Seven Five Percent Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate |  |  |  | 3.60% |  | 3.60% | 1.80% | 5.70% | 6.40% | 6.40% | 6.60% | 6.60% | 0.00% |  | 4.60% |  | 6.40% | 0.00% |  | 2.70% | 0.00% |  | 11.00% | 0.00% | 3.80% |  | 0.00% | 7.75%
Other assets | $ 397,900,000 |  | $ 281,600,000 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Expense | 84,000,000 | 143,100,000 |  | 1.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding, Partnership |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 347,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument Discount Rate |  |  |  |  | 0.125% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00%
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount |  |  |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of debt discount | 600,000 | 200,000 |  | 0.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Issuance Cost |  |  |  | 6.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 5,175,400,000 |  | 4,909,700,000 | 515,000,000 | 215,000,000 | 300,000,000 | 110,000,000 | 0 | 520,000,000 | 520,000,000 | 570,000,000 | 570,000,000 | 0 | 513,300,000 | 513,300,000 |  | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 125,000,000 | 0 | 308,000,000 | 225,000,000 | 0 | 200,000,000
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Letter of credit outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 271,200,000 | 258,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset-based loans | 794,000,000 |  | 560,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  | 167.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Amount Reserve By Lender |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to amortize debt discount and premium associated with the related debt instruments. Excludes amortization of financing costs. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6451184&loc=d3e28541-108399 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.8) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 8 -Article 5 + Details
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