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Subsequent events (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Feb. 24, 2018
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two |  |  |  |  | $ 889.5 |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent |  |  |  |  | 35.00% |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Enacted Tax Rate, Percent |  |  |  |  | 21.00% |  |  |
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount |  |  |  |  | $ 206.7 | $ 281.4 | $ 309.0 |
FS Holdco II Ltd. [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Due to Affiliate |  |  |  |  | 30.0 |  |  |
Business Combination, Assets and Liabilities Arising from Contingencies, Amount Recognized, Net |  |  |  |  | 9.6 |  |  |
FS Holdco II Ltd. [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Assets and Liabilities Arising from Contingencies, Amount Recognized, Net |  |  |  |  | 26.6 |  |  |
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount |  |  |  |  |  | 145.3 |  |
Spectrum Brands [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount |  |  |  |  | 20.8 | 63.7 |  |
Foreign Earnings Repatriated |  |  |  |  | 1.6 | 3.0 | $ 23.3 |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Repatriation of Foreign Earnings, Amount |  |  |  |  | 5.7 | $ 1.9 |  |
HRG SPB Merger [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Earnings Repatriated |  |  |  |  | 623.1 |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Repatriation of Foreign Earnings, Amount |  |  |  |  | $ 78.8 |  |  |
7.875% Senior Secured Notes, due July 15, 2019 | Parent Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price of debt instrument to percentage of principal amount |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two |  |  |  |  | $ 864.4 |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
US Corporate Income Tax Rate | 35.00% | 21.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.01
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Purchase Price Working Capital Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200.0
Subsequent Event [Member] | Spectrum Brands [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
US Corporate Income Tax Rate |  |  |  | 24.40% |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense, Net of Tax |  |  | $ 1.0 |  |  |  |  |

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