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Derivative Financial Instruments Schedule of Derivative Instruments- Interest rate swaps (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) T	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) T
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Zinc Commodity Swap Contract [Member]
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Derivative Contracts Market Value	$ 18.2	$ 12.8
Weight Of Raw Material Under Derivative Contract | T	7.4	6.7
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Interest Rate Contract [Member]
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 300.0	$ 300.0
Derivative, Remaining Maturity	2 years 9 months 9 days	6 months
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Bronze Commodity Contract [Member]
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Derivative Contracts Market Value	$ 5.9	$ 4.0
Weight Of Raw Material Under Derivative Contract | T	1.3	1.0

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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Period remaining until the derivative contract matures, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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