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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Mar. 18, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expenses related to Services Agreement | $ 2.0 us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionSellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty | $ 1.4 us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionSellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty |  |
Preferred Stock [Member] | HCP Stockholders [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions |  |  | 23,000 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAcquisitions / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_HCPStockholdersMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_PreferredStockMember |
Share Price |  |  |  | $ 11 us-gaap_SharePrice / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_HCPStockholdersMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_PreferredStockMember
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Acquisitions |  |  | 253.0 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_HCPStockholdersMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_PreferredStockMember |
Maximum [Member] | Leucadia [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage Of Beneficial Ownership |  |  | 27.50%hrg_PercentageOfBeneficialOwnership / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = hrg_LeucadiaMember |
Maximum [Member] | Leucadia [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage Of Beneficial Ownership |  |  | 4.90%hrg_PercentageOfBeneficialOwnership / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_LeucadiaMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |
Severance Cost, one time payments [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Severance Costs | 20.5 us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / hrg_SeveranceCostClassificationAxis = hrg_SeveranceCostonetimepaymentsMember |  |  |
Severance Cost, Accrued Bonus [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Severance Costs | 16.5 us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / hrg_SeveranceCostClassificationAxis = hrg_SeveranceCostAccruedBonusMember |  |  |
Severance Cost, Future Bonus [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Severance Costs | $ 3.3 us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / hrg_SeveranceCostClassificationAxis = hrg_SeveranceCostFutureBonusMember |  |  |

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