Goodwill and Intangibles, net Goodwill and Intangibles, net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

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