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Acquisitions Acquisition - Compass (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 0 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Oct. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014
Compass Production Partners [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain | $ 141.2 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember |  |
Proved Developed and Undeveloped Oil and Natural Gas Properties, Period Increase (Decrease) | 145.4 hrg_ProvedDevelopedandUndevelopedOilandNaturalGasPropertiesPeriodIncreaseDecrease / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember |  | 145.4 hrg_ProvedDevelopedandUndevelopedOilandNaturalGasPropertiesPeriodIncreaseDecrease / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Asset Retirement Obligations | (36.0)hrg_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedAssetRetirementObligations / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember |  | (36.0)hrg_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedAssetRetirementObligations / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net Assets Less Goodwill | 466.5 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember |  | 466.5 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value | (0.8)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionOfLessThan100PercentNoncontrollingInterestFairValue / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember |  | (0.8)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionOfLessThan100PercentNoncontrollingInterestFairValue / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Less Noncontrolling Interest | 465.7 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedLessNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember |  | 465.7 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedLessNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Other | (1.0)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesOther / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember |  | (1.0)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesOther / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets, Current | 56.1 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember |  | 56.1 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember
Business Combination, Indemnification Assets, Amount as of Acquisition Date | 346.9 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationIndemnificationAssetsAmountAsOfAcquisitionDate / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember |  | 346.9 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationIndemnificationAssetsAmountAsOfAcquisitionDate / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Unproved Oil and Natural Gas Properties | 26.3 hrg_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedUnprovedOilAndNaturalGasProperties / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember |  | 26.3 hrg_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedUnprovedOilAndNaturalGasProperties / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Proved Developed and Undeveloped Oil and Natural Gas Properties | 767.5 hrg_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedOilAndNaturalGasProperties / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember |  | 767.5 hrg_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedProvedDevelopedAndUndevelopedOilAndNaturalGasProperties / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Gathering Assets | 20.8 hrg_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedGatheringAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember |  | 20.8 hrg_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedGatheringAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets | 1.9 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember |  | 1.9 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accounts Payable | (23.2)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember |  | (23.2)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block] |  | The following table presents a summary of the fair value of assets and liabilities on October 31, 2014, which was the date the Company acquired control of Compass through the acquisition of the additional interest from EXCO:
|  | Preliminary Valuation
Purchase price allocation |  | October 31, 2014
Assets acquired: |  |
Current assets |  | $ | 56.1 |
Unproved oil and natural gas properties |  | 26.3 |
Proved developed oil and natural gas properties |  | 767.5 |
Gathering assets |  | 20.8 |
Other non-current assets |  | 1.9 |
Liabilities assumed: |  |
Accounts payable |  | (23.2 | )
Revenues and royalties payable |  | (18.9 | )
Other current liabilities |  | (1.0 | )
Long term debt, less current maturities |  | (327.0 | )
Asset retirement obligations |  | (36.0 | )
Total identifiable net assets |  | 466.5 |
Non-controlling interests |  | (0.8 | )
Total net assets acquired |  | $ | 465.7 |
Cash paid upon the acquisition of additional interest |  | $ | 118.8 |
Fair value of equity investment in Compass prior to acquisition |  | 346.9 |
Total purchase price |  | $ | 465.7 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Revenues and Royalties Payable | (18.9)hrg_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedRevenuesandRoyaltiesPayable / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember |  | (18.9)hrg_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedRevenuesandRoyaltiesPayable / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt | (327.0)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesLongTermDebt / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember |  | (327.0)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesLongTermDebt / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember
Compass Production Partners [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred | $ 118.8 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1 / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember | 118.8 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1 / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hrg_CompassProductionPartnersMember |

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