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Derivative Financial Instruments - Pretax Impact of Derivative Instruments Designated as Cash Flow Hedges on the Accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, and Within AOCI (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Document Period End Date |  |  | Mar. 31, 2018 |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net | $ (2.8) |  |  |  |
Impact of effective and ineffective portions of cash flow hedges and gain (loss) realized in statement of operations [Table Text Block] |  |  | The following tables summarize the impact of the effective portion of Spectrum Brands’ derivative instruments in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, pre-tax:
Three months ended March 31, 2018 |  | Classification |  | Effective Portion |  | Ineffective Portion
|  |  |  | Gain (Loss) in AOCI |  | Gain (Loss) reclassified to Continuing Operations |  | Reclassified to Discontinued Operations |  | Discontinued Operations
Interest rate swaps |  | Interest expense |  | $ | 1.8 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | $ | 0.6 |
Commodity swaps |  | Cost of goods sold |  | (0.6 | ) |  | 0.3 |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | — |
Net investment hedge |  | Other income (expense), net |  | (15.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | Cost of goods sold |  | (4.4 | ) |  | (0.5 | ) |  | (4.8 | ) |  | — |
|  |  |  | $ | (18.4 | ) |  | $ | (0.2 | ) |  | $ | (2.8 | ) |  | $ | 0.6 |
Three months ended March 31, 2017 |  | Classification |  | Effective Portion |  | Ineffective Portion
|  |  |  | Gain (Loss) in AOCI |  | Gain (Loss) reclassified to Continuing Operations |  | Reclassified to Discontinued Operations |  | Discontinued Operations
Interest rate swaps |  | Interest expense |  | $ | (0.4 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (0.7 | ) |  | $ | — |
Commodity swaps |  | Cost of goods sold |  | 3.7 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 1.4 |  |  | — |
Net investment hedge |  | Other income (expense), net |  | (9.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | Net sales |  | (0.1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | Cost of goods sold |  | (4.4 | ) |  | (0.1 | ) |  | 2.9 |  |  | — |
|  |  |  | $ | (10.4 | ) |  | $ | 0.2 |  |  | $ | 3.6 |  |  | $ | — |
Six months ended March 31, 2018 |  | Classification |  | Effective Portion |  | Ineffective Portion
|  |  |  | Gain (Loss) in AOCI |  | Gain (Loss) reclassified to Continuing Operations |  | Reclassified to Discontinued Operations |  | Discontinued Operations
Interest rate swaps |  | Interest expense |  | $ | 3.8 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.3 |  |  | $ | 0.6 |
Commodity swaps |  | Cost of goods sold |  | 1.2 |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | 2.5 |  |  | — |
Net investment hedge |  | Other income (expense), net |  | (21.8 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | Net sales |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | Cost of goods sold |  | (2.4 | ) |  | (0.3 | ) |  | (8.9 | ) |  | — |
|  |  |  | $ | (19.2 | ) |  | $ | 0.4 |  |  | $ | (6.1 | ) |  | $ | 0.6 |
Six months ended March 31, 2017 |  | Classification |  | Effective Portion |  | Ineffective Portion
|  |  |  | Gain (Loss) in AOCI |  | Gain (Loss) reclassified to Continuing Operations |  | Reclassified to Discontinued Operations |  | Discontinued Operations
Interest rate swaps |  | Interest expense |  | $ | (0.3 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1.0 | ) |  | $ | — |
Commodity swaps |  | Cost of goods sold |  | 3.8 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 2.2 |  |  | — |
Net investment hedge |  | Other income (expense), net |  | 23.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | Net sales |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | Cost of goods sold |  | 5.9 |  |  | — |  |  | 7.1 |  |  | — |
|  |  |  | $ | 32.8 |  |  | $ | 0.3 |  |  | $ | 8.3 |  |  | $ | — |
Spectrum Brands [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net | (18.4) | $ (10.4) | $ (19.2) | $ 32.8 |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income, Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing, Net | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net | (0.2) | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Zinc Commodity Swap Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net |  |  | 0.1 |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Interest Rate Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 300.0 |  | $ 300.0 |  | $ 300.0
Derivative, Remaining Maturity |  |  | 2 years 1 month |  | 2 years 7 months
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net |  |  | $ 0.6 |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Contracts Market Value | 63.3 |  | 63.3 |  | $ 67.5
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Bronze Commodity Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Contracts Market Value | 5.5 |  | 5.5 |  | $ 6.6
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net |  | (0.1) | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income, Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing, Net |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net |  | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Consumer products cost of goods sold classification | Commodity contracts |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net | (0.6) | 3.7 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income, Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing, Net | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Consumer products cost of goods sold classification | Foreign exchange contracts |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net | (4.4) | (4.4) | (2.4) | 5.9 |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income, Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing, Net | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net | (0.5) | (0.1) | (0.3) | 0.0 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Discontinued Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net |  | 3.6 | (6.1) | 8.3 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Discontinued Operations [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net | 0.7 | (0.7) | 0.3 | (1.0) |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Discontinued Operations [Member] | Commodity contracts |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Discontinued Operations [Member] | Net Investment Hedging [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Discontinued Operations [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net | (4.8) | 2.9 | (8.9) | 7.1 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Other (expense) income, net | Net Investment Hedging [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net | (15.2) | (9.2) | (21.8) | 23.3 |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income, Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing, Net | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Spectrum Brands [Member] | Interest Expense [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net | 1.8 | (0.4) | 3.8 | (0.3) |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income, Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing, Net | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 | $ 0.0 |

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