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Acquisitions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule of Acquisition and Integration Related Charges [Table Text Block] | The following summarizes Spectrum Brands’ acquisition and integration costs, excluding costs associated with the Merger previously discussed, for the three and six months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:
| Three months ended March 31, |  | Six months ended March 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Hardware & Home Improvement Business | $ | 1.9 |  |  | $ | 1.9 |  |  | $ | 4.6 |  |  | $ | 3.8 |
PetMatrix | 2.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 3.7 |  |  | — |
Armored AutoGroup Parent Inc. | 0.4 |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | 1.9 |
Other | 0.1 |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 0.9 |
Total acquisition and integration related charges | $ | 4.5 |  |  | $ | 3.3 |  |  | $ | 9.7 |  |  | $ | 6.6 |
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 | — |  |  | — |  |  | (29.4 | ) |  | (29.4 | )
Effect of translation | 3.1 |  |  | 4.7 |  |  | 2.2 |  |  | 6.9 |
Balance at March 31, 2018 | $ | 2,280.2 |  |  | $ | 1,029.0 |  |  | $ | 560.5 |  |  | $ | 1,589.5 |

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