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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Outstanding Awards Expected To Vest Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

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Aggregate proceeds received by the entity during the annual period from exercises of stock or unit options and conversion of similar instruments granted under equity-based payment arrangements.

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that were forfeited during the reporting period.

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Weighted average fair value as of the grant date of equity-based award plans other than stock (unit) option plans that were not exercised or put into effect as a result of the occurrence of a terminating event.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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The weighted average fair value of nonvested awards on equity-based plans excluding option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, revenue or profit achievement stock award plan) for which the employer is contingently obligated to issue equity instruments or transfer assets to an employee who has not yet satisfied service or performance criteria necessary to gain title to proceeds from the sale of the award or underlying shares or units.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for equity-based awards excluding options, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period.

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The weighted average fair value as of grant date pertaining to an equity-based award plan other than a stock (or unit) option plan for which the grantee gained the right during the reporting period, by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash in accordance with the terms of the arrangement.

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Total number of shares issued during the period, including shares forfeited, as a result of Restricted Stock Awards.

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Stock Compensation - Summary of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Outstanding and Related Activity (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share):
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value			$ 3.6	$ 0.1
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Cash Received from Exercise of Stock Options			$ 0.0	$ 0.2
FGL
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share):
Granted		$ 9,800,000
FGL \| Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted		206	249	195
Shares:
Restricted award expected to vest		199
FGL \| Performance Restricted Stock Unit (PRSUs) [Member]
Shares:
Nonvested awards at beginning of period	53	578	53
Granted		54
Exercised / Released		(45)
Forfeited		(72)
Nonvested awards at end of period		515	578	53
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share):
Nonvested awards at beginning of period (in dollars per share)		$ 17.37
Granted		19.68
Exercised / Released		17.00
Forfeited		17.00
Nonvested awards at end of period (in dollars per share)		$ 17.69	$ 17.37
FGL \| Restricted stock awards
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Nonvested awards at beginning of period		172
Granted		325	179
Exercised / Released		(231)
Forfeited		(20)
Nonvested awards at end of period		246	172
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share):
Nonvested awards at beginning of period (in dollars per share)		$ 18.18
Granted		23.66
Exercised / Released		21.60
Forfeited		21.67
Nonvested awards at end of period (in dollars per share)		21.92	$ 18.18
Restricted award expected to vest		0
HGI
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share):
Granted		30,800,000	46,700,000	$ 0
Exercised / Released		$ 32,000,000	$ 15,200,000	$ 7,500,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value		$ 4.0
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Cash Received from Exercise of Stock Options		$ 4.1
HGI \| Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted		977	1,356	1,734
Shares:
Restricted award expected to vest		2,412
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share):
Restricted award expected to vest		$ 4.14
HGI \| Restricted stock awards
Shares:
Nonvested awards at beginning of period		5,438
Granted		1,885	3,325	3,319
Exercised / Released		(2,710)
Forfeited		(343)
Nonvested awards at end of period		4,283	5,438
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share):
Nonvested awards at beginning of period (in dollars per share)		$ 9.75
Granted		13.36
Exercised / Released		8.92
Forfeited		11.44
Nonvested awards at end of period (in dollars per share)		11.74	$ 9.75
Restricted award expected to vest		$ 11.74
HGI \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted		48
Shares:
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Granted			7	9
Exercised / Released		(13)
Forfeited		0
Nonvested awards at end of period		42	7
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share):
Nonvested awards at beginning of period (in dollars per share)		$ 11.84
Granted		12.46
Exercised / Released		$ 12.54
Nonvested awards at end of period (in dollars per share)			$ 11.84
Spectrum Brands [Member] \| Time Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share):
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross	143	160		48
Spectrum Brands [Member] \| Performance-based and Time-based Shares
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share):
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross		294	323	562
Spectrum Brands [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member]
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share):
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross				652
Spectrum Brands [Member] \| Performance Based Vesting [Member]
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share):
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross				90
Spectrum Brands [Member] \| Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted		573
Shares:
Granted			669	700
Spectrum Brands [Member] \| Immediate Vest Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share):
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross		119	203
Spectrum Brands [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
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Nonvested awards at beginning of period		827
Granted		573
Exercised / Released		(730)
Forfeited		(62)
Nonvested awards at end of period		608	827
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share):
Nonvested awards at beginning of period (in dollars per share)		$ 67.66
Granted		92.51
Exercised / Released		69.00
Forfeited		$ 85.16
Nonvested awards at end of period (in dollars per share)			$ 67.66
Restricted award expected to vest
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Restricted Stock Award, Gross	$ 50.5	$ 52.9		$ 32.2
FGLH \| Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted		0
Shares:
Restricted award expected to vest		25
FGLH \| Restricted stock awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Options Fair Value At Grant Date				0.6
FGLH \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Shares:
Nonvested awards at beginning of period		26
Exercised / Released		(14)
Forfeited		(1)
Nonvested awards at end of period		11	26
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share):
Nonvested awards at beginning of period (in dollars per share)		$ 49.55
Granted		0.00
Exercised / Released		49.55
Nonvested awards at end of period (in dollars per share)		$ 49.57	$ 49.55
FGLH \| Stock option awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Options Fair Value At Grant Date			$ 14.2	$ 2.0
Minimum [Member] \| Spectrum Brands [Member] \| Performance-based and Time-based Shares
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share):
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Terms		1 year	1 year	1 year
Maximum \| Spectrum Brands [Member] \| Performance-based and Time-based Shares
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share):
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Terms		2 years	2 years	1 year
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| FGL \| Restricted stock awards
Shares:
Exercised / Released		0
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| HGI \| Restricted stock awards
Shares:
Exercised / Released		(13)