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Significant Accounting Policies and Practices and Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Additional Details (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Insurance Reserves | $ 1,751.3 | $ 1,856.0 |  |
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived | (15.4) | (60.2) | $ 0.0 |
Debt Issuance Costs, Net | 87.0 |  |  |
Available For Sale Securities Carrying Value | 52.2 |  |  |
Asset Impairment Charges | $ 27.1 | 153.3 | 2.1 |
FGL [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners | 19.60% |  |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners | 42.20% |  |  |
HGI |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Gain On Contingent Purchase Price Adjustment | $ 0.0 | 8.5 | $ 0.5 |
Building and Building Improvements | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives | 20 years |  |  |
Building and Building Improvements | Maximum |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives | 40 years |  |  |
Machinery, equipment and other | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives | 2 years |  |  |
Machinery, equipment and other | Maximum |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives | 15 years |  |  |
Compass | HGI |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition Percentage Of Equity Interests Acquired | 74.40% |  |  |
Customer Relationships [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortization period, intangible asset | 2 years |  |  |
Customer Relationships [Member] | Maximum |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortization period, intangible asset | 20 years |  |  |
Technology Assets [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortization period, intangible asset | 4 years |  |  |
Technology Assets [Member] | Maximum |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortization period, intangible asset | 18 years |  |  |
Trade Name [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortization period, intangible asset | 8 years |  |  |
Trade Name [Member] | Maximum |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortization period, intangible asset | 17 years |  |  |
Global Auto Care [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount | 12.00% |  |  |
FGL [Member] | Majority-Owned Subsidiary, Unconsolidated [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Insurance Reserves | $ 1,119.5 | 1,226.8 |  |
Fixed Maturities Available For Sale [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available For Sale Securities Carrying Value | 1,535.1 | 1,638.1 |  |
Fixed Maturities Available For Sale [Member] | Third party cedants [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Available For Sale Securities Carrying Value | $ 654.3 | 624.5 |  |
Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Issuance Costs, Net |  | 101.8 |  |
Adjustments for New Accounting Principle, Early Adoption [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Result in Deferred Tax Assets |  | 0.0 |  |
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Result in Deferred Tax Assets |  | (28.4) |  | $ (4.3)
Accounting Standards Update 2015-17 [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Deferred Tax Assets, Net |  | 39.1 |  |
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Issuance Costs, Net |  | $ 4.1 |  |

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