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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) |  | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Jan. 07, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Apr. 06, 2011
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contractual Obligation |  | $ 215,400,000 |  |
Reserves for legal, environmental and regulatory matters |  | $ 12,800,000 |  |
Document Period End Date |  | Jun. 30, 2015 |  |
Long-term Debt |  | $ 6,860,300,000 | $ 5,194,500,000 |
Notional amount of unfunded, legally binding lending commitments |  | 168,100,000 |  |
Expiration of partial amount of unfunded, legally binding lending commitments |  | $ 98,000,000 |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expiry date of partial amount of notional amount |  | 1 year |  |
Expiry date of remainder part of notional amount |  | 5 years |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expiry date of remainder part of notional amount |  | 1 year |  |
Fidelity And Guaranty Life Holdings [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition Fair Value Of Contingent Purchase Price Consideration Reduction |  |  |  | $ 50,000,000
Accrued amount of guaranty fund assessments |  | $ 3,800,000 |  |
Estimated future premium tax deductions |  | 3,900,000 |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Environmental costs recognized, capitalized |  | 4,500,000 |  |
OMGUK CARVM financing fee [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Reserves for legal, environmental and regulatory matters |  | 5,900,000 |  |
Legal Fees |  | 7,600,000 |  |
HRG v OMGUK [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Litigation Settlement, Amount |  | 61.6 |  |
Cressy Plaintiff [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Receivable |  | 3,600,000 |  |
Litigation Settlement, Amount |  | 5,300,000 |  |
Loss Contingency Accrual, Provision |  | 8,600,000 |  |
Estimated Litigation Liability |  | 2,700,000 |  |
Eddie L. Cressy v. Fidelity Guaranty [sic] Life Insurance Company, et. al. [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Legal Fees |  | 3,900,000 |  |
Payments for Legal Settlements |  | 2,000,000 |  |
Dale R. Ludwick, on behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Harbinger Group Inc., Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company, Raven Reinsurance Company, and Front Street Re (Cayman) Ltd [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value | $ 0 |  |  |
Estimated Litigation Liability |  | 900,000 |  |
Unasserted Claim [Member] | Fidelity And Guaranty Life Holdings [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Administrative costs and potential liabilities |  | 1,800,000 |  |
Loss Contingency Accrual, Payments |  | 1.7 |  |
Radioshack [Member] | Salus Capital Partners L L C [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  | 250,000,000 |  |
Revolving Loan Facility |  | 585,000,000 |  |
Proposed Settlement [Member] | Kahn v. Philip A. Falcone et al [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Litigation Settlement, Amount |  | 3.8 |  |
Fixed Income Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contractual Obligation |  | 35,000,000 |  |
Other Invested Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contractual Obligation |  | 156,600,000 |  |
Other assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contractual Obligation |  | $ 23,800,000 |  |

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