Goodwill and Intangibles, including DAC and VOBA (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Changes in Carrying Amounts of Goodwill and Intangible Assets Including FGL's DAC and VOBA Balances

Definite lived intangible assets are summarized as follows:

	December 31, 2013							September 30, 2013
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Amortizable Life
Customer relationships	$	886.3	$	(172.6	)	$	713.7	$	885.9	$	(160.8	)	$	725.1	15 to 20 years
Trade names	171.3		(48.7		)	122.6		171.6		(44.7		)	126.9		1 to 12 years
Technology assets	172.1		(43.4		)	128.7		172.1		(39.0		)	133.1		4 to 17 years
	$	1,229.7	$	(264.7	)	$	965.0	$	1,229.6	$	(244.5	)	$	985.1

Summary of Definite Lived Intangible Assets

A summary of the changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill and intangible assets, including FGL’s DAC and VOBA balances, are as follows:

				Intangible Assets
	Goodwill			Indefinite Lived		Definite Lived			VOBA			DAC			Total
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	1,476.7		$	1,178.1	$	985.1		$	225.3		$	340.6		$	2,729.1
Acquisitions (Note 3)	3.5			—		—			—			—			—
Deferrals	—			—		—			—			52.6			52.6
Less: Components of amortization -
Periodic amortization	—			—		(20.2		)	(28.7		)	(16.7		)	(65.6		)
Interest	—			—		—			3.7			3.3			7.0
Unlocking	—			—		—			11.8			3.4			15.2
Reclassifications	—			—		—			—			—			—
Adjustment for unrealized investment losses, net	—			—		—			1.6			6.3			7.9
Effect of translation	(4.0		)	3.4		0.1			—			—			3.5
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	1,476.2		$	1,181.5	$	965.0		$	213.7		$	389.5		$	2,749.7

Summary of Amortization Expense of Definite Lived Intangible Assets

Amortization expense for definite lived intangible assets is as follows:

	Three months ended
	December 31, 2013		December 30, 2012
Customer relationships	$	11.7	$	10.4
Trade names	4.1		3.6
Technology assets	4.4		3.1
	$	20.2	$	17.1

Estimated Amortization Expense for VOBA and DAC in Future Fiscal Periods

Estimated amortization expense for VOBA in future fiscal periods is as follows:

	Estimated Amortization Expense
Fiscal Year	VOBA
2014	$	33.4
2015	44.8
2016	39.5
2017	32.2
2018	25.9
2019 and thereafter	117.6