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Divestitures (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions					12 Months Ended
	May 29, 2019	Jan. 28, 2019	Jan. 02, 2019	Nov. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income tax (benefit) expense					$ (7.1)	$ (462.7)	$ (11.8)
FGL Merger [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Reclassification of accumulated other comprehensive income to income from discontinued operations						445.9
Income tax (benefit) expense						5.9
Global Battery And Lighting [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale			$ 989.8
Depreciation and amortization expense					0.0	8.3	30.9
Write-down of assets of business held for sale to fair value less cost to sell					0.0
Transaction costs associated with the divestiture					12.9	60.7
Indenmifications, acquisition agreement					48.0
Global Battery And Lighting [Member] \| Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net settlement payable					34.3
Global Battery And Lighting [Member] \| Other Long-term Liabilities [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net settlement payable					13.7
Global Auto Care [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization expense					1.4	16.3	21.1
Write-down of assets of business held for sale to fair value less cost to sell					111.0
Transaction costs associated with the divestiture					8.8	$ 0.0
Net settlement receivable					3.9
Global Auto Care [Member] \| Other Long-term Liabilities [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Indenmifications, acquisition agreement					1.4
Fidelity And Guaranty Life [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Estimate fair value less cost to sell held for sale assets							402.2
Fidelity And Guaranty Life [Member] \| FGL Merger [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Share price				$ 31.10
Transaction costs associated with the divestiture				$ 1,488.3
Front Street RE Cayman Ltd [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Estimate fair value less cost to sell held for sale assets							$ 19.0
Energizer [Member] \| Global Battery And Lighting [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Purchase price			1,956.2
Purchase price adjustment			$ 200.0
Energizer [Member] \| Global Battery And Lighting [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Potential downward adjustment, percentage			75.00%
Potential upward adjustment, percentage			25.00%
Energizer [Member] \| Global Battery And Lighting [Member] \| Downward Adjustment Equal To 75% [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Purchase price adjustment			$ 600.0
Energizer [Member] \| Global Battery And Lighting [Member] \| Upward Adjustment Equal To 25% [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Purchase price adjustment			$ 200.0
Energizer [Member] \| Varta [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Transaction costs associated with the divestiture	$ 200.0
Energizer [Member] \| Global Auto Care [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Purchase price, cash		$ 938.7
Stock consideration, value		242.1
Write-down of assets of business held for sale to fair value less cost to sell					$ 111.0
Energizer [Member] \| Global Auto Care [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Stock consideration, value		$ 242.1
CF Entities [Member] \| FS Holdco [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Payment for exercised the 338 Tax Election								$ 26.6
CF Entities [Member] \| Front Street RE Cayman Ltd [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Transaction costs associated with the divestiture				65.0
Amount of purchase price deposited in escrow				$ 6.5