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Stock Compensation - Summary of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Outstanding and Related Activity (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2017 |
HGI [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Granted | $ 2,300,000 |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized | $ 1.6 |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share): |  |
Exercised/Released | $ 29,800,000 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period | 343 |
HGI [Member] | Time Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Granted | $ 15.71 |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share): |  |
Exercised/Released | $ 400,000 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period | 25 |
HGI [Member] | Restricted stock awards [Member] |  |
Shares: |  |
Restricted award outstanding at September 30, 2012 | 1,975 |
Exercised/Released | 1,832 |
Restricted award outstanding at March 31, 2013 | 168 |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share): |  |
Exercised/Released | $ 12.69 |
Restricted award expected to vest | 13.72 | $ 12.74
HGI [Member] | Restricted stock units [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Granted | $ 0.00 |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross | 0 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period | 0 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeitures, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | $ 0.00 |
Shares: |  |
Restricted award outstanding at September 30, 2012 | 42 |
Exercised/Released | 42 |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share): |  |
Restricted award outstanding at September 30, 2012 | $ 12.33 |
Exercised/Released | $ 12.33 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period | 0 |
HGI [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Granted | 318 |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share): |  |
Exercised/Released | $ 1,900,000 |
Restricted award expected to vest | 3.89 |
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 |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share): |  |
Exercised/Released | $ 49,000,000 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Time Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Granted | 0.00 |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share): |  |
Exercised/Released | $ 0 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period | 0 |
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] | Restricted stock awards [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Granted | $ 133.15 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Restricted stock units [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Granted | $ 127.02 |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized | $ 25.3 |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross | 293 |
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Restricted Stock Award, Gross | $ 88.0 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period | (8) |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeitures, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | $ 117.21 |
Shares: |  |
Restricted award outstanding at September 30, 2012 | 577 |
Exercised/Released | 499 |
Restricted award outstanding at March 31, 2013 | 763 |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share): |  |
Restricted award outstanding at September 30, 2012 | $ 94.97 |
Exercised/Released | 109.03 |
Restricted award expected to vest | $ 114.65 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period | 693 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member] |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Granted | 0 |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share): |  |
Exercised/Released | $ 0 |

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