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Derivative Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 16, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 MMBTU
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2014 |  |  |  |
Other invested assets | $ 247,000,000 hrg_OtherInvestedAssets |  | $ 165,000,000 hrg_OtherInvestedAssets |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 8,151,500,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount |  | 7,602,600,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount |  |
Call options purchased to match the funding requirements |  |  | Call options are one, two and three year options |  |
FGL purchases call options to fund the next index credit |  |  | One, two or three year call options to fund the next index credit |  |
Derivative, Percentage of Production Volume Covered by Derivative Financial Instruments | 71.00%hrg_DerivativePercentageOfProductionVolumeCoveredByDerivativeFinancialInstruments | 84.00%hrg_DerivativePercentageOfProductionVolumeCoveredByDerivativeFinancialInstruments |  |  |
Futures contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash collateral | 7,400,000 us-gaap_CollateralAlreadyPostedAggregateFairValue / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_FutureMember |  | 10,800,000 us-gaap_CollateralAlreadyPostedAggregateFairValue / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_FutureMember |  |
Futures contracts | 1,627 us-gaap_DerivativeNumberOfInstrumentsHeld / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_FutureMember |  | 2,348 us-gaap_DerivativeNumberOfInstrumentsHeld / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_FutureMember |  |
Nomura Fund Linked Note [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Other invested assets | 11,800,000 hrg_OtherInvestedAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = hrg_NomuraFundLinkedNoteMember |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Securities | 22,700,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = hrg_NomuraFundLinkedNoteMember |  |  |  |
Investment Owned, Balance, Principal Amount |  |  |  | 35,000,000 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedBalancePrincipalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = hrg_NomuraFundLinkedNoteMember |
Embedded Derivative, Fair Value of Embedded Derivative Liability |  |  |  | 11,300,000 us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFairValueOfEmbeddedDerivativeLiability / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = hrg_NomuraFundLinkedNoteMember |
Call options [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset, Collateral, Obligation to Return Cash, Offset | 213,200,000 us-gaap_DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CallOptionMember |  | 188,000,000 us-gaap_DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CallOptionMember |  |
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset | 306,200,000 us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CallOptionMember |  | 296,300,000 us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CallOptionMember |  |
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral | 93,000,000 us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAssetAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CallOptionMember |  | 108,300,000 us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAssetAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CallOptionMember |  |
Swap [Member] | Natural Gas Commodity Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Natural Gas, Volume |  |  |  |  | 6,821 hrg_DerivativeCommodityContractEnergyVolume / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_SwapMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = hrg_NaturalGasCommodityContractMember
Swap [Member] | Oil Commodity Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Commodity Contract, Oil Volume |  |  |  |  | 254,366.0 hrg_DerivativeCommodityContractOilVolume / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_SwapMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = hrg_OilCommodityContractMember
Spectrum Brands [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 313,700,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember |  | 108,900,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Standby Letters of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Standby letters of credit |  |  | 0 us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember |  | 0 us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Zinc Commodity Swap Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Contract value | 14,700,000 hrg_DerivativeContractsMarketValue / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = hrg_ZincCommoditySwapContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember |  |  |  |
Derivative net loss/gain | 200,000 hrg_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeGainLossFromDerivativeInstrumentBeforeTax / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = hrg_ZincCommoditySwapContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember |  |  |  |
Estimated amount of derivative net losses/gains to be reclassified from AOCI into earnings over the next twelve months | 200,000 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = hrg_ZincCommoditySwapContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember |  |  |  |
Weight of raw materials under derivative contract | 7,000 hrg_WeightOfRawMaterialUnderDerivativeContract / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = hrg_ZincCommoditySwapContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember |  |  |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Silver Commodity Swap Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Contract value | 300,000 hrg_DerivativeContractsMarketValue / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = hrg_SilverCommoditySwapContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember |  | 400,000 hrg_DerivativeContractsMarketValue / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = hrg_SilverCommoditySwapContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | 20 invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = hrg_SilverCommoditySwapContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember |  | 25 invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = hrg_SilverCommoditySwapContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Bronze Commodity Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Contract value | 6,300,000 hrg_DerivativeContractsMarketValue / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = hrg_BronzeCommodityContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember |  |  |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Interest Rate Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate | 1.36%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember |  |  |  |
Derivative net loss/gain | 500,000 hrg_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeGainLossFromDerivativeInstrumentBeforeTax / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember |  | 400,000 hrg_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeGainLossFromDerivativeInstrumentBeforeTax / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember |  |
Estimated amount of derivative net losses/gains to be reclassified from AOCI into earnings over the next twelve months | 900,000 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember |  | 800,000 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 300,000,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember |  |  |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Contract value | 157,000,000 hrg_DerivativeContractsMarketValue / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember |  |  |  |
Derivative net loss/gain | 7,300,000 hrg_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeGainLossFromDerivativeInstrumentBeforeTax / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember |  |  |  |
Derivative net loss/gain, net of tax benefit/expense | 2,700,000 hrg_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeGainLossFromDerivativeInstrumentTax / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember |  |  |  |
Estimated amount of derivative net losses/gains to be reclassified from AOCI into earnings over the next twelve months | 7,300,000 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_SpectrumBrandsMember |  |  |  |
Remainder of 2014 [Member] | Swap [Member] | Natural Gas Commodity Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Average Forward Price | 56.26 us-gaap_DerivativeAverageForwardPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_SwapMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = hrg_NaturalGasCommodityContractMember / hrg_DerivativePeriodAxis = hrg_RemainderOfYearOneMember |  |  |  |
Remainder of 2014 [Member] | Swap [Member] | Oil Commodity Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Average Forward Price | 3.01 us-gaap_DerivativeAverageForwardPrice / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_SwapMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = hrg_OilCommodityContractMember / hrg_DerivativePeriodAxis = hrg_RemainderOfYearOneMember |  |  |  |
Year Two [Member] | Swap [Member] | Natural Gas Commodity Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Natural Gas, Volume | 10,950,000.0 hrg_DerivativeCommodityContractEnergyVolume / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_SwapMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = hrg_NaturalGasCommodityContractMember / hrg_DerivativePeriodAxis = hrg_YearTwoMember |  |  |  |
Year Two [Member] | Swap [Member] | Oil Commodity Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Commodity Contract, Oil Volume | 250,000.0 hrg_DerivativeCommodityContractOilVolume / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_SwapMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = hrg_OilCommodityContractMember / hrg_DerivativePeriodAxis = hrg_YearTwoMember |  |  |  |
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset | 355,800,000 us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_NondesignatedMember |  | 324,100,000 us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_NondesignatedMember |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | Call options [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset, Collateral, Obligation to Return Cash, Offset | 174,800,000 us-gaap_DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CallOptionMember |  | 135,500,000 us-gaap_DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CallOptionMember |  |
Derivatives For Trading And Investment [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Futures contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset | 11,800,000 us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hrg_DerivativesForTradingAndInvestmentMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_FutureMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_NondesignatedMember |  |  |  |
Derivatives For Trading And Investment [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Commodity contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset | 19,500,000 us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hrg_DerivativesForTradingAndInvestmentMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CommodityContractMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_NondesignatedMember |  |  |  |
Derivatives For Trading And Investment [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Call options [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset | $ 306,200,000 us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hrg_DerivativesForTradingAndInvestmentMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CallOptionMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_NondesignatedMember |  | $ 296,300,000 us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = hrg_DerivativesForTradingAndInvestmentMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_CallOptionMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_NondesignatedMember |  |

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- Definition The end date of the period reflected on the cover page if a periodic report. For all other reports and registration statements containing historical data, it is the date up through which that historical data is presented. If there is no historical data in the report, use the filing date. The format of the date is CCYY-MM-DD. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Call options purchased to fund the next index credit. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Aggregate notional amount of derivative expressed in nonmonetary units. For example, the number of barrels specified in a fuel oil forward purchase contract. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Article 12 -Section 13 -Sentence Column B + Details
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