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Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Asset-Backed Loans Receivable

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Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Asset-Backed Loans Receivable, Portion Sellers Interest

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Percentage of revenue generated from a single external customer that accounts for 10 percent or more of an entity's revenues.

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This is the principal amount outstanding for securitized loans only (across all types of loans).

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Discloses the amount charged against the accrued restructuring reserves, or earnings if not previously accrued, during the period for the specified type of restructuring cost.

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Other Required Disclosures - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 customer	Apr. 01, 2012 customer	Mar. 31, 2013 customer	Apr. 01, 2012 customer	Sep. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 HHI Business prior to Acquisition by Spectrum Brands Initiatives [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 HHI Business prior to Acquisition by Spectrum Brands Initiatives [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Salus Capital Partners L L C [Member] Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]	Feb. 14, 2013 Salus Capital Partners L L C [Member] Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Asset-backed loans	$ 241.6		$ 241.6		$ 180.1				$ 175.5
Asset-backed loans receivable								201.3
VIE, long-term debt								225.0
Collateralized loan obligation of consolidated VIE								63.5
VIE, asset-baked loans receivable, portion seller interest								62.5
Entity-wide revenue, number of major customers	1	1	1	1
Retail outlet chain customer of Spectrum Brands, net sales	16.00%	21.00%	19.00%	23.00%
Retail outlet chain customer of Spectrum Brands, trade accounts			9.00%	13.00%
Net sales occurred outside the United States	37.00%	42.00%	44.00%	46.00%
Shipping and handling costs	66.0	49.3	116.0	99.6
Restructuring charges	$ 7.9	$ 4.3	$ 14.5	$ 12.0		$ 2.7	$ 2.7