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Gain on contingent purchase price adjustment.

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Impairment of Proved Oil and Gas Properties

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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The revenues derived from sales of oil or gas in each geographic area during the reporting period divided by the number of barrels of oil produced or thousands of cubic feet of gas produced.

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This is the principal amount of loans (across all types of loans) that are overdue in payment by a set number of days.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Significant Accounting Policies and Practices and Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Additional Details (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / MMBTU $ / bbl	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Gain On Contingent Purchase Price Adjustment	$ (8.5)	$ 0.5
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives	14 years
Asset Impairment Charges	$ 675.3	83.9	$ 58.2
Impairment of oil and natural gas properties	485.1	81.0	54.3
Delinquent Amount at End of Period on Loans Managed and Securitized or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement	$ 106.3
FGL
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners	19.50%
Spectrum Brands [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners	42.40%
HGI
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Gain On Contingent Purchase Price Adjustment	$ 8.5	0.5
Building and Building Improvements \| Minimum [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives	20 years
Building and Building Improvements \| Maximum
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives	40 years
Machinery, equipment and other \| Minimum [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives	2 years
Machinery, equipment and other \| Maximum
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives	15 years
Compass \| HGI
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Percentage Of Equity Interests Acquired	74.40%
Natural Gas
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Average Sales Prices \| $ / MMBTU	3.06
Oil
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Average Sales Prices \| $ / bbl	59.21
Natural Gas Liquids
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Average Sales Prices \| $ / bbl	21.50
Energy Segment [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges	$ 485.1	81.0	54.3
Impairment of oil and natural gas properties		$ 81.0	$ 54.3
Customer Relationships [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Amortization period, intangible asset	2 years
Customer Relationships [Member] \| Maximum
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Amortization period, intangible asset	20 years
Technology Assets [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Amortization period, intangible asset	4 years
Technology Assets [Member] \| Maximum
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Amortization period, intangible asset	18 years
Trade Name [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Amortization period, intangible asset	8 years
Trade Name [Member] \| Maximum
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Amortization period, intangible asset	17 years