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Goodwill and Intangibles, net Goodwill and Intangibles, net (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of Changes in Carrying Amounts of Goodwill and Intangible Assets Including FGL's DAC and VOBA Balances | A summary of the changes in the carrying amounts of Spectrum Brands’ goodwill and intangible assets are as follows:
|  |  | Intangible Assets
| Goodwill |  | Indefinite Lived |  | Definite Lived |  | Total
Balance at September 30, 2017 | $ | 2,277.1 |  |  | $ | 1,024.3 |  |  | $ | 587.7 |  |  | $ | 1,612.0 |
Periodic amortization | — |  |  | — |  |  | (15.0 | ) |  | (15.0 | )
Effect of translation | (0.7 | ) |  | 1.0 |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | 1.6 |
Balance at December 31, 2017 | $ | 2,276.4 |  |  | $ | 1,025.3 |  |  | $ | 573.3 |  |  | $ | 1,598.6 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] | The range and weighted average useful lives for definite-lived intangible assets are as follows:
Asset Type |  | Range |  | Weighted Average
Customer relationships |  | 2 to 20 years |  | 17.9 years
Technology assets |  | 6 to 18 years |  | 11.4 years
Tradenames |  | 5 to 13 years |  | 6.2 years
The carrying value and accumulated amortization for intangible assets subject to amortization as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017 are as follows:
| December 31, 2017 |  | September 30, 2017
| Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Customer relationships | $ | 672.6 |  |  | $ | (232.4 | ) |  | $ | 440.2 |  |  | $ | 671.7 |  |  | $ | (222.3 | ) |  | $ | 449.4 |
Technology assets | 231.6 |  |  | (101.2 | ) |  | 130.4 |  |  | 194.6 |  |  | (59.7 | ) |  | 134.9 |
Tradenames | 5.5 |  |  | (2.8 | ) |  | 2.7 |  |  | 18.5 |  |  | (15.1 | ) |  | 3.4 |
| $ | 909.7 |  |  | $ | (336.4 | ) |  | $ | 573.3 |  |  | $ | 884.8 |  |  | $ | (297.1 | ) |  | $ | 587.7 |
Estimated Amortization Expense for VOBA and DAC in Future Fiscal Periods |
Fiscal Year |  | Estimated Amortization Expense
2018 |  | $ | 57.5 |
2019 |  | 57.4 |
2020 |  | 55.0 |
2021 |  | 49.7 |
2022 |  | 48.0 |

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