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Basis of Preparation and Nature of Operations Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions		3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Segment	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	May. 21, 2015 USD ($)	May. 19, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 14, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 16, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 15, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 06, 2014	Oct. 01, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 11, 2014 USD ($)	May. 30, 2014	Jan. 21, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 18, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 13, 2013 $ / shares shares	Mar. 05, 2013 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2013 USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Apr. 06, 2011 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross									$ 1,500,000
Deconsolidation, Gain (Loss), Amount								$ 38,500,000	$ 0	$ 0
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares									$ 0.01
Less: Preferred stock dividends, accretion and loss on conversion							$ 43,900,000		$ 73,600,000	48,400,000
Long-term debt								6,408,400,000	5,194,500,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five								20,900,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Equity Interest in Acquiree Held Prior to Combination									13,500,000
Asset-based loans								$ 335,800,000	$ 811,600,000
Number of reporting segments | Segment								4
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased								$ 100,000,000
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Six Point Seven Five Percentage Senior Notes [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate								6.75%
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Six Point Seven Five Percentage Senior Notes [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate								0.00%	6.80%
Long-term debt								$ 0
Spectrum Brands [Member] | 6.375% Senior Notes due 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt								$ 520,000,000.000
Spectrum Brands [Member] | 6.375% Senior Notes due 2020 | Secured Debt [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate								6.375%	6.40%
Long-term debt								$ 520,000,000	$ 520,000,000
Spectrum Brands [Member] | 6.625% Notes
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate								6.625%
Spectrum Brands [Member] | 6.625% Notes | Secured Debt [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate								6.625%	6.60%
Long-term debt								$ 570,000,000	$ 570,000,000
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Term Loan Due September 4, 2017 [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt																						$ 215,000,000
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Term Loan Due September 4, 2017 [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate								0.00%	3.00%
Long-term debt								$ 0	$ 648,400,000
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Term Loan Due December 17, 2019 | Secured Debt [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt								$ 0
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Seven Point Seven Five Percent Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 300,000,000			$ 300,000,000			$ 300,000,000
Salus Capital Partners LLC | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Asset-based loans										331,100,000															$ 175,500,000
Fidelity And Guaranty Life Holdings | 6.375% Senior Notes, Due April 1, 2021 | Secured Debt [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate								6.375%	6.40%
Long-term debt								$ 300,000,000	$ 300,000,000
HGI
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Less: Preferred stock dividends, accretion and loss on conversion								0	73,600,000	$ 48,400,000
Long-term debt								$ 1,736,400,000	$ 1,325,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five			$ 864,400,000			$ 864,400,000
HGI | 7.875% Senior Secured Notes, due July 15, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate			7.875%			7.875%						7.875%															7.875%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage										101.50%		104.50%	104.50%														99.40%
Long-term debt										$ 225,000,000		$ 160,000,000	$ 100,000,000														$ 700,000,000
HGI | 7.875% Senior Secured Notes, due July 15, 2019 | Secured Debt [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate								7.875%	7.90%
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five									$ 604,400,000
HGI | Seven Point Seven Five Percent Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate								7.75%	7.75%			7.75%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage									100.00%			98.51%									100.00%
Long-term debt									$ 750,000,000			$ 140,000,000							$ 200,000,000		$ 200,000,000
FOH [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Deconsolidation, Gain (Loss), Amount								$ 38,500,000
Impaired Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment								$ 16,300,000
Compass Production Partners [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Sales of Oil and Gas Prospects						$ 19,200,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred					$ 118,800,000
FGL
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage Of Ownership Interest								80.50%
Shares Offered To Public In Initial Offering | shares																							9.8
Sale of Stock, Price Per Share | $ / shares																							$ 17.00
Shares Offered To Underwriters In Initial Offering | shares																							1.5
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares | shares																							47.0
Bankers Life Insurance Company [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments for Reinsurance								$ 153,000,000	$ 153,000,000
Compass | Compass
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination Purchase Consideration Transferred																										$ 574,800,000
Compass | HGI
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination Purchase Consideration Transferred																										349,800,000
Business Acquisition Percentage Of Equity Interests Acquired								74.40%
Business combination, assets acquired																										$ 694,500,000
Fidelity And Guaranty Life Holdings
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Fair Value Of Contingent Purchase Price Consideration Reduction																												$ 50,000,000
Ability Re [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net																$ 19,200,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred				$ 19,200,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross				17,900,000
European IAMS and Eukanuba [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net				115,700,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred				115,700,000
Tell Manufacturing [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred				$ 30,300,000
Business combination, assets acquired																		$ 30,300,000
Zap Com Corporation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage Of Ownership Interest																				97.90%
Cotton-Valley Oil and Gas Properties | HGI
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, assets acquired																								$ 130,700,000
Compass Production Partners [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Less Noncontrolling Interest																465,700,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net																$ 466,500,000
Business Acquisition Percentage Of Equity Interests Acquired																99.80%	25.50%
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross								$ 118,800,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Equity Interest in Acquiree Held Prior to Combination								465,700,000
Salix Animal Health LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net														$ 148,300,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred								148,300,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross								$ 146,800,000
AAG Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net											$ 929,300,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred			$ 929,300,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			0
Spectrum Brands [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Percentage Of Equity Interests Acquired											49.00%
United States of America, Dollars | Spectrum Brands [Member] | Euro Term Loan, Due September 4, 2019 [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate								0.00%	3.80%
Long-term debt								$ 0	$ 283,300,000
United States of America, Dollars | Spectrum Brands [Member] | Term Loan Due December 17, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt																						513,300,000
United States of America, Dollars | Spectrum Brands [Member] | Term Loan Due December 17, 2019 | Secured Debt [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate								0.00%	5.10%
Long-term debt									$ 34,200,000
Euro Member Countries, Euro | Spectrum Brands [Member] | Euro Term Loan, Due December 19, 2021 [Member] [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt															$ 150,000,000
Euro Member Countries, Euro | Spectrum Brands [Member] | Euro Term Loan, Due December 19, 2021 [Member] [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 300,000,000			$ 300,000,000
Euro Member Countries, Euro | Spectrum Brands [Member] | Euro Term Loan, Due September 4, 2019 [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt																						$ 225,000,000
Euro Member Countries, Euro | Spectrum Brands [Member] | Euro Term Loan, Due September 4, 2019 [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt								$ 255,800,000
Exchange of Senior Secured Notes for Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] | HGI | 7.875% Senior Secured Notes, due July 15, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt									320,600,000
Exchange of Senior Secured Notes for Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] | HGI | Seven Point Seven Five Percent Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt									$ 350,000,000
Common Stock | Spectrum Brands [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock	$ 575,000,000
OMGUK CARVM financing fee [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from Legal Settlements								61,600,000
Legal Fees								$ 7,600,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Compass Production Partners [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale of Oil and Gas Property and Equipment		$ 160,000,000

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