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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Other assets | $ 762,300,000 us-gaap_OtherAssets |  | $ 421,900,000 us-gaap_OtherAssets
Interest Expense | 80,600,000 us-gaap_InterestExpense | 84,000,000 us-gaap_InterestExpense |
Amortization of debt discount | 1,200,000 us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium | 600,000 us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium |
Long-term Debt | 5,701,900,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt |  | 5,194,500,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Asset-based loans | 791,900,000 hrg_FinancingReceivableHeldForInvestment |  | 811,600,000 hrg_FinancingReceivableHeldForInvestment
HGI [Member] | Seven Point Seven Five Percent Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate | 7.75%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SevenPointSevenFivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember |  | 7.75%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SevenPointSevenFivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
Long-term Debt | 750,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SevenPointSevenFivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember |  | 750,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SevenPointSevenFivePercentSeniorUnsecuredNotesMember
HGI [Member] | 7.875% Senior Secured Notes, due July 15, 2019 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate | 7.88%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SevenPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesMember |  | 7.88%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SevenPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
Long-term Debt |  |  | 604,400,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SevenPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesMember
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Term Loan Due September 4, 2017 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate | 3.00%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_TermLoanDueSeptember42017Member |  | 3.60%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_TermLoanDueSeptember42017Member
Long-term Debt | 648,400,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_TermLoanDueSeptember42017Member |  | 509,900,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_TermLoanDueSeptember42017Member
Spectrum Brands [Member] | ABL Facility, expiring May 24, 2017 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate | 2.50%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_AblRevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  | 2.50%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_AblRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
Long-term Debt | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_AblRevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_AblRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity | 236,200,000.0 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_AblRevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |
Debt Amount Reserve By Lender | 6,400,000.0 hrg_DebtAmountReserveByLender / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_AblRevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Six Point Three Seven Five Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate | 6.375%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SixPointThreeSevenFiveSeniorNotesMember |  | 6.38%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SixPointThreeSevenFiveSeniorNotesMember
Long-term Debt | 520,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SixPointThreeSevenFiveSeniorNotesMember |  | 520,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SixPointThreeSevenFiveSeniorNotesMember
Spectrum Brands [Member] | 6.625% Notes [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate | 6.625%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SixPointSixTwoFivePercentNotesMember |  | 6.63%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SixPointSixTwoFivePercentNotesMember
Long-term Debt | 570,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SixPointSixTwoFivePercentNotesMember |  | 570,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SixPointSixTwoFivePercentNotesMember
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Letter of credit outstanding | 50,300,000.0 us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Six Point One Two Five Percentage Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate | 6.125%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SixPointOneTwoFivePercentageSeniorNotesMember |  | 0.00%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SixPointOneTwoFivePercentageSeniorNotesMember
Other assets | 4,000,000 us-gaap_OtherAssets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SixPointOneTwoFivePercentageSeniorNotesMember |  |
Long-term Debt | 250,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SixPointOneTwoFivePercentageSeniorNotesMember |  | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SixPointOneTwoFivePercentageSeniorNotesMember
FGLH [Member] | FGL Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Letter of credit outstanding | 0 us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_FGLHMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_FGLRevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |
FGLH [Member] | 6.375% Senior Notes, Due April 1, 2021 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate | 6.38%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_FidelityAndGuarantyLifeHoldingsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SixPointThreeSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueApril12021Member |  | 6.38%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_FidelityAndGuarantyLifeHoldingsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SixPointThreeSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueApril12021Member
Long-term Debt | 300,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_FidelityAndGuarantyLifeHoldingsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SixPointThreeSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueApril12021Member |  | 300,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_FidelityAndGuarantyLifeHoldingsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SixPointThreeSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueApril12021Member
EXCO/HGI JV [Member] | Compass Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 400,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = hrg_ExcohgiPartnershipCreditAgreementMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_ExcohgiPartnershipMember |  |
EXCO/HGI JV [Member] | EXO/HGI Partnership Credit Agreement, due February 14, 2018 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate | 2.70%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_ExcohgiPartnershipMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_ExohgiPartnershipCreditAgreementDueFebruary142018Member |  | 2.70%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_ExcohgiPartnershipMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_ExohgiPartnershipCreditAgreementDueFebruary142018Member
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding |  |  | 243,200,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_ExcohgiPartnershipMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_ExohgiPartnershipCreditAgreementDueFebruary142018Member
Compass Production Partners [Member] | EXO/HGI Partnership Credit Agreement, due February 14, 2018 [Member] | Compass Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding | 327,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityFairValueOfAmountOutstanding / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = hrg_ExcohgiPartnershipCreditAgreementMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_ExohgiPartnershipCreditAgreementDueFebruary142018Member |  |
Salus Capital Partners L L C [Member] | Secured Borrowings Related to non-qualifying participating loan interests [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate | 10.80%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SalusCapitalPartnersLLCMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SecuredBorrowingsRelatedtononqualifyingparticipatingloaninterestsMember |  | 10.80%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SalusCapitalPartnersLLCMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SecuredBorrowingsRelatedtononqualifyingparticipatingloaninterestsMember
Long-term Debt | 105,800,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SalusCapitalPartnersLLCMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SecuredBorrowingsRelatedtononqualifyingparticipatingloaninterestsMember |  | 106,800,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SalusCapitalPartnersLLCMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_SecuredBorrowingsRelatedtononqualifyingparticipatingloaninterestsMember
Euro Member Countries, Euro | Spectrum Brands [Member] | Euro Term Loan, Due December 19, 2021 [Member] [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate | 3.80%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_EUR / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_EuroTermLoanDueDecember192021MemberMember |  | 0.00%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_EUR / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_EuroTermLoanDueDecember192021MemberMember
Other assets | 2,100,000 us-gaap_OtherAssets / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_EUR / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_EuroTermLoanDueDecember192021MemberMember |  |
Long-term Debt | 150,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_EUR / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_EuroTermLoanDueDecember192021MemberMember |  | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_EUR / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_EuroTermLoanDueDecember192021MemberMember
Debt Instrument Discount Rate | 0.00%hrg_DebtInstrumentDiscountRate / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_EUR / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_EuroTermLoanDueDecember192021MemberMember |  |
Euro Member Countries, Euro | Spectrum Brands [Member] | Euro Term Loan, Due September 4, 2019 [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate | 3.80%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_EUR / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_EuroTermLoanDueSeptember42019Member |  | 3.80%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_EUR / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_EuroTermLoanDueSeptember42019Member
Long-term Debt | $ 272,900,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_EUR / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_EuroTermLoanDueSeptember42019Member |  | $ 283,300,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / us-gaap_CurrencyAxis = currency_EUR / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hrg_EuroTermLoanDueSeptember42019Member

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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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- Definition Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6450988&loc=d3e26243-108391 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 225 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04.9) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879574&loc=d3e536633-122882 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 04 -Paragraph 9 -Article 9 + Details
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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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