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Goodwill and Intangibles, including DAC and VOBA (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Definite Lived Intangible Assets | A summary of the changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill and intangible assets, including FGL’s DAC and VOBA balances, are as follows:
|  |  | Intangible Assets
| Goodwill |  | Indefinite Lived |  | Definite Lived |  | VOBA |  | DAC |  | Total
Balance at September 30, 2014 | $ | 1,524.8 |  |  | $ | 1,215.9 |  |  | $ | 917.2 |  |  | $ | 86.8 |  |  | $ | 463.8 |  |  | $ | 2,683.7 |
Acquisitions | 7.1 |  |  | 4.0 |  |  | 9.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 13.4 |
Impairments | (28.3 | ) |  | (31.9 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (31.9 | )
Deferrals | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 95.5 |  |  | 95.5 |
Less: Components of amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Periodic amortization | — |  |  | — |  |  | (20.5 | ) |  | (7.6 | ) |  | (10.5 | ) |  | (38.6 | )
Interest | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3.0 |  |  | 5.3 |  |  | 8.3 |
Unlocking | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | (2.1 | ) |  | (1.5 | )
Adjustment for unrealized investment (gains), net | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6.9 |  |  | (6.0 | ) |  | 0.9 |
Effect of translation | (11.7 | ) |  | (9.4 | ) |  | (8.1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (17.5 | )
Balance at December 31, 2014 | $ | 1,491.9 |  |  | $ | 1,178.6 |  |  | $ | 898.0 |  |  | $ | 89.7 |  |  | $ | 546.0 |  |  | $ | 2,712.3 |
Definite lived intangible assets are summarized as follows:
| December 31, 2014 |  | September 30, 2014 |  |
| Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Amortizable Life
Customer relationships | $ | 876.3 |  |  | $ | (213.9 | ) |  | $ | 662.4 |  |  | $ | 877.1 |  |  | $ | (204.6 | ) |  | $ | 672.5 |  |  | 15 to 20 years
Trade names | 170.7 |  |  | (65.0 | ) |  | 105.7 |  |  | 171.1 |  |  | (61.0 | ) |  | 110.1 |  |  | 1 to 12 years
Technology assets | 192.2 |  |  | (62.3 | ) |  | 129.9 |  |  | 192.2 |  |  | (57.6 | ) |  | 134.6 |  |  | 4 to 17 years
| $ | 1,239.2 |  |  | $ | (341.2 | ) |  | $ | 898.0 |  |  | $ | 1,240.4 |  |  | $ | (323.2 | ) |  | $ | 917.2 |  |  |
Summary of Amortization Expense of Definite Lived Intangible Assets | Amortization expense for definite lived intangible assets is as follows:
| Three months ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
Customer relationships | $ | 11.7 |  |  | $ | 11.7 |
Trade names | 4.1 |  |  | 4.1 |
Technology assets | 4.7 |  |  | 4.4 |
| $ | 20.5 |  |  | $ | 20.2 |
Estimated Amortization Expense for VOBA and DAC in Future Fiscal Periods | stimated amortization expense for VOBA in future fiscal periods is as follows:
|  | Estimated Amortization Expense
Fiscal Year |  | VOBA
2015 |  | $ | 32.9 |
2016 |  | 40.4 |
2017 |  | 32.9 |
2018 |  | 26.4 |
2019 |  | 21.3 |
Thereafter |  | 93.0 |

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