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Stock Compensation Stock compensation - Schedule of Incentive Plan Activity (Details) - $ / shares shares in Thousands | 9 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016
HGI [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period | 343 |
Granted | $ 2,300,000 |
Exercised/Released | $ 29,800,000 |
HGI [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Granted | 318 |
Granted | $ 5.96 |
Exercised/Released | $ 1,900,000 |
HGI [Member] | Restricted stock awards [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number | 168 | 1,975
Exercised / Released | (1,832) |
Exercised/Released | $ 12.69 |
HGI [Member] | Time Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period | 25 |
Granted | $ 15.71 |
Exercised/Released | 400,000 |
HGI [Member] | Restricted stock units [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | $ 0 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number |  | 42
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  | $ 12.33
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period | 0 |
Granted | $ 0.00 |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross | 0 |
Exercised / Released | (42) |
Exercised/Released | $ 12.33 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Granted | $ 39,000,000 |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross | 293 |
Exercised/Released | $ 49,000,000 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Exercised/Released | 100,000 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Exercised/Released | 12,900,000 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Three [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Exercised/Released | $ 36,000,000 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Granted | 0 |
Granted | $ 0.00 |
Exercised/Released | 0 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Restricted stock awards [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Granted | 133.15 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Restricted stock awards [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Granted | 140.38 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Restricted stock awards [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Granted | 122.66 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Restricted stock awards [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Three [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Granted | $ 122.43 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Time Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period | 0 |
Granted | $ 0.00 |
Exercised/Released | 0 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Restricted stock units [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | $ 39,000,000 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number | 763 | 577
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  | $ 94.97
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period | 693 |
Granted | $ 127.02 |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross | 293 |
Exercised / Released | (499) |
Exercised/Released | $ 109.03 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Performance-based and Time-based Shares [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Granted | $ 122.53 |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross | 400 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Performance-based and Time-based Shares [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross | 1 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Performance-based and Time-based Shares [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross | 105 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Performance-based and Time-based Shares [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Three [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross | 294 |

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