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Goodwill and Intangibles, including DAC and VOBA (Tables) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangibles | $ 18.2 us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets | $ 37.4 us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets | $ 50.0 us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets | $ 80.8 us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Summary of Definite Lived Intangible Assets |  |  | A summary of the changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill and intangible assets, including 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 | 77.6 |  |  | 50.7 |  |  | 61.7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 112.4 |
Impairments | (28.3 | ) |  | (31.9 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (31.9 | )
Deferrals | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 176.5 |  |  | 176.5 |
Less: Components of amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Periodic amortization | — |  |  | — |  |  | (41.7 | ) |  | (20.2 | ) |  | 3.1 |  |  | (58.8 | )
Interest | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6.1 |  |  | 10.7 |  |  | 16.8 |
Unlocking | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | (8.1 | ) |  | (8.0 | )
Adjustment for unrealized investment (gains), net | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (17.8 | ) |  | (52.2 | ) |  | (70.0 | )
Effect of translation | (31.1 | ) |  | (31.1 | ) |  | (22.3 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (53.4 | )
Balance at March 31, 2015 | $ | 1,543.0 |  |  | $ | 1,203.6 |  |  | $ | 914.9 |  |  | $ | 55.0 |  |  | $ | 593.8 |  |  | $ | 2,767.3 |
Definite lived intangible assets are summarized as follows:
| March 31, 2015 |  | September 30, 2014 |  |
| Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Amortizable Life
Customer relationships | $ | 903.0 |  |  | $ | (221.2 | ) |  | $ | 681.8 |  |  | $ | 877.1 |  |  | $ | (204.6 | ) |  | $ | 672.5 |  |  | 15 to 20 years
Trade names | 173.7 |  |  | (69.1 | ) |  | 104.6 |  |  | 171.1 |  |  | (61.0 | ) |  | 110.1 |  |  | 1 to 12 years
Technology assets | 195.5 |  |  | (67.0 | ) |  | 128.5 |  |  | 192.2 |  |  | (57.6 | ) |  | 134.6 |  |  | 4 to 17 years
| $ | 1,272.2 |  |  | $ | (357.3 | ) |  | $ | 914.9 |  |  | $ | 1,240.4 |  |  | $ | (323.2 | ) |  | $ | 917.2 |  |  |
Summary of Amortization Expense of Definite Lived Intangible Assets |  |  | Amortization expense for definite lived intangible assets was as follows:
| Three months ended March 31, |  | Six months ended March 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Customer relationships | $ | 12.4 |  |  | $ | 11.6 |  |  | $ | 24.1 |  |  | $ | 23.3 |
Trade names | 4.1 |  |  | 4.1 |  |  | 8.2 |  |  | 8.2 |
Technology assets | 4.7 |  |  | 4.8 |  |  | 9.4 |  |  | 9.2 |
| $ | 21.2 |  |  | $ | 20.5 |  |  | $ | 41.7 |  |  | $ | 40.7 |
Amortization for VOBA and DAC was as follows:
| Three months ended March 31, |  | Six months ended March 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Amortization of VOBA | $ | (10.0 | ) |  | $ | (10.9 | ) |  | $ | (14.0 | ) |  | $ | (24.1 | )
Amortization of DAC | 13.0 |  |  | (6.0 | ) |  | 5.7 |  |  | (16.0 | )
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 |  | $ | 21.2 |
2016 |  | 40.1 |
2017 |  | 33.1 |
2018 |  | 26.6 |
2019 |  | 21.5 |
Thereafter |  | 94.4 |
VOBA [Member] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangibles | $ 10.0 us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = hrg_VobaMember | $ 10.9 us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = hrg_VobaMember | $ 14.0 us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = hrg_VobaMember | $ 24.1 us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = hrg_VobaMember

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