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Segment Data - Segment Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Document Fiscal Year Focus |  |  |  | 2015 |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated revenues |  | $ 1,553.5 | $ 1,599.4 | $ 4,363.4 | $ 4,450.6 |
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated operating income |  | 74.5 | 229.1 | (282.5) | 424.6 |
Interest expense |  | (154.0) | (77.9) | (320.1) | (239.1) |
Increase Decrease In Fair Value Of Equity Conversion Feature Of Preferred Stock |  |  | (38.0) |  | 12.7 |
Gain on contingent purchase price reduction |  | 3.0 |  | 8.5 | 0.5 |
Other income (expense), net |  | 36.8 | 6.0 | 223.3 | (10.5) |
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes |  | (39.7) | 195.2 | (370.8) | 162.8 |
Total assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated total assets |  | 32,970.0 |  | 32,970.0 |  | $ 30,100.2
Total cash provided from operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated cash provided from operating activities |  |  |  | (164.9) | 164.4 |
Total segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated revenues |  | 1,551.3 | 1,594.7 | 4,320.7 | 4,445.9 |
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated operating income |  | 115.6 | 267.0 | (93.1) | 522.8 |
Total cash provided from operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated cash provided from operating activities |  |  |  | (72.7) | 262.1 |
Intersegment elimination [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated revenues | [1] | 19.0 | (2.2) | 108.4 | (9.5) |
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated operating income | [1] | 17.5 | (2.0) | 66.8 | (9.7) |
Gain on contingent purchase price reduction |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Other income (expense), net |  |  |  | (4.0) | (4.1) |
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  | 415.1 | (160.3) |
Other Financial Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated operating income |  | (14.2) | 3.1 |  |  |
Gain on contingent purchase price reduction |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Asset Management segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated revenues |  | 7.2 | 11.3 | 20.3 | 25.6 |
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated operating income |  |  |  | (82.7) | 3.2 |
Other income (expense), net |  |  |  | (1.4) | (0.7) |
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  | (98.9) | (1.9) |
Total assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated total assets |  | 452.4 |  | 452.4 |  | 692.5
Total cash provided from operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated cash provided from operating activities |  |  |  | (6.4) | (1.2) |
Energy Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated revenues |  | 24.3 | 37.6 | 84.6 | 112.3 |
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated operating income |  | (114.3) | 8.6 | (470.6) | (57.2) |
Interest expense |  |  |  | (7.3) | (5.9) |
Gain on contingent purchase price reduction |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Other income (expense), net |  |  |  | 162.8 | (12.4) |
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  | (321.9) | (82.3) |
Total assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated total assets |  | 394.8 |  | 394.8 |  | 504.8
Total cash provided from operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated cash provided from operating activities |  |  |  | 9.8 | 34.8 |
Insurance Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated revenues |  | 253.3 | 419.5 | 725.1 | 1,066.7 |
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated operating income |  | 90.9 | 108.6 | 53.7 | 220.2 |
Interest expense |  |  |  | (17.8) | (16.9) |
Gain on contingent purchase price reduction |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  | (44.8) | 201.7 |
Total assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated total assets |  | 24,524.0 |  | 24,524.0 |  | 23,195.8
Total cash provided from operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated cash provided from operating activities |  |  |  | 82.7 | 279.4 |
Consumer Products Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated revenues |  | 1,247.5 | 1,128.5 | 3,382.3 | 3,250.8 |
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated operating income |  | 135.7 | 148.7 | 339.7 | 366.3 |
Interest expense |  |  |  | (206.5) | (151.7) |
Gain on contingent purchase price reduction |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Other income (expense), net |  |  |  | (5.6) | (4.4) |
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  | 127.6 | 210.2 |
Total assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated total assets |  | 7,472.2 |  | 7,472.2 |  | 5,513.0
Total cash provided from operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated cash provided from operating activities |  |  |  | (158.8) | (50.9) |
Corporate expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated revenues |  | 2.2 | 4.7 | 42.7 | 4.7 |
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated operating income |  | (41.1) | $ (37.9) | (189.4) | (98.2) |
Interest expense |  |  |  | (88.5) | (64.6) |
Increase Decrease In Fair Value Of Equity Conversion Feature Of Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  | 12.7 |
Gain on contingent purchase price reduction |  |  |  | 8.5 | 0.5 |
Other income (expense), net |  |  |  | 71.5 | 11.1 |
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  | (447.9) | (4.6) |
Total assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated total assets |  | $ 2,680.9 |  | 2,680.9 |  | $ 2,933.1
Corporate Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cash provided from operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated cash provided from operating activities |  |  |  | $ (92.2) | $ (97.7) |
[1] | (a) The Intersegment eliminations represent the reversal and reclassification of impairments recorded in our Insurance Segment, as well as normal intercompany transactions for the period. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015 the Insurance segment eliminations include the reversal of intercompany asset impairments of $16.2 and $58.6, respectively. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015, the Insurance segment eliminations also include a reclassification of $40.0 of impairments resulting from the RadioShack bankruptcy from Net investment losses to Bad debt expense and the reversal of impairments of $24.8 already reflected in the Asset Management segment.

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