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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Jan. 13, 2017 USD ($) | Feb. 27, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | $ 5,915.1 | $ 5,802.2 |  |
Repayments of Other Debt | $ 122.0 | $ 141.7 |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash restructuring |  | 1.9 |  |  |  |  |
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs | 0.1 | 0.5 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred charges and other assets |  |  |  | 61.4 | 43.7 |  |
Interest Expense | 75.5 | 78.7 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium), Net |  |  |  | 19.9 | 20.7 |  |
Other Deferred Costs, Gross |  |  |  | $ 72.3 | 76.1 |  |
Amortization of debt discount | $ 0.3 | $ 0.4 |  |  |  |  |
Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin Loan, due July 13, 2018 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Security Owned and Pledged as Collateral, Fair Value |  |  |  |  | $ 4.2 |  |
Margin Loan, due July 13, 2018 [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 150.0 |
Margin Loan, due July 13, 2018 [Member] | Interest Rate Cap [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate |  |  | 4.00% | 4.00% | 3.70% | 2.35% |
HGI |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Cash Received from Exercise of Stock Options | $ 1.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
HGI | 7.875% Senior Secured Notes, due July 15, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two |  |  |  | $ 864.4 |  |  |
Redemption Price Of Debt Instrument To Percentage Of Principal Amount | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
HGI | 7.875% Senior Secured Notes, due July 15, 2019 | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate |  |  | 7.875% | 7.875% | 7.90% |  |
HGI | Seven Point Seven Five Percent Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  | $ 890.0 |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate |  |  | 7.75% | 7.75% | 7.75% |  |
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five |  |  |  | $ 890.0 |  |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage Of Ownership Interest |  |  | 59.30% | 59.30% |  |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Four Point Zero Percent Senior Notes [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate |  |  | 4.00% | 4.00% |  |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Four Point Zero Percent Senior Notes [Member] | Unsecured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate |  |  | 4.00% | 4.00% | 4.00% |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Five Point Seven Five Percent Senior Notes Due July 15 2025 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | $ 1,000.0 | $ 1,000.0 |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate |  |  | 5.80% | 5.80% | 5.80% |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | CAD Term Loan, Due June 23, 2022 [Member] | Interest Rate Floor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate |  |  | 0.75% | 0.75% |  |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | CAD Term Loan, Due June 23, 2022 [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ABR |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate |  |  |  |  | 1.75% |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | CAD Term Loan, Due June 23, 2022 [Member] | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate |  |  | 3.50% | 3.50% |  |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | CAD Term Loan, Due June 23, 2022 [Member] | Maximum | ABR |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate |  |  | 2.50% | 2.50% |  |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ABR |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate |  |  | 0.75% | 0.75% |  |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Interest [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate |  |  | 1.75% | 1.75% |  |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum | ABR |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate |  |  | 1.25% | 1.25% |  |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum | Interest [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate |  |  | 2.25% | 2.25% |  |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | 6.625% Notes | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | $ 570.0 | $ 570.0 |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate |  |  | 6.60% | 6.60% | 6.60% |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Six Point One Two Five Percentage Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | $ 250.0 | $ 250.0 |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate |  |  | 6.10% | 6.10% | 6.10% |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Term Loan, Due June 23, 2022 [Member] | Maximum | Interest Rate Cap [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate |  |  | 2.00% | 2.00% |  |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Term Loan, Due June 23, 2022 [Member] | Maximum | ABR |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate |  |  | 1.00% | 1.00% |  |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Abl Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  |  |  | $ 18.0 |  |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Abl Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  | 454.4 |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding |  |  |  | $ 226.0 | $ 0.0 |  |
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate |  |  | 4.10% | 4.10% | 0.00% |  |
Spectrum Brands Foreign Subsidiaries [Member] | Abl Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  | $ 1.5 |  |  |
HGI Energy Holdings, LLC [Member] | Zero point seven one percent [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  | $ 92.0 |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate |  |  |  |  | 1.50% |  |
Salus Capital Partners LLC | Unaffiliated long-term debt of consolidated variable-interest entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | $ 77.0 | $ 28.9 |  |
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate |  |  | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |  |
Salus Capital Partners LLC | Collateralized Loan Obligations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 578.5
Euro Member Countries, Euro | Spectrum Brands [Member] | Four Point Zero Percent Senior Notes [Member] | Unsecured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  | € 425.0 | $ 507.6 | $ 500.9 |  |
United States of America, Dollars | Spectrum Brands [Member] | CAD Term Loan, Due June 23, 2022 [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | 34.3 | 59.0 |  |
United States of America, Dollars | Spectrum Brands [Member] | Term Loan, Due June 23, 2022 [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | $ 1,241.1 | $ 1,244.2 |  |
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate |  |  | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.40% |  |
Canada, Dollars | Spectrum Brands [Member] | CAD Term Loan, Due June 23, 2022 [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate |  |  | 5.00% | 5.00% | 4.90% |  |
FGL [Member] | Salus Capital Partners LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  | $ 48.1 |  |
FGL [Member] | Salus Capital Partners LLC | Unaffiliated long-term debt of consolidated variable-interest entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate |  |  | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |  |

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