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Acquisitions (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Acquisition and Integration Related Charges [Table Text Block] | The following summarizes acquisition and integration costs for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:
| Three months ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016
Hardware & Home Improvement Business | $ | 2.7 |  |  | $ | 1.9 |
PetMatrix | 1.6 |  |  | — |
GloFish | 0.4 |  |  | — |
Armored AutoGroup Parent Inc. | 0.2 |  |  | 1.3 |
Other | 0.3 |  |  | 0.1 |
Total acquisition and integration related charges | $ | 5.2 |  |  | $ | 3.3 |
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 |

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