CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Document Period End Date			Mar. 31, 2014
Revenues:
Net consumer product sales	$ 1,021,700,000	$ 987,700,000	$ 2,122,300,000	$ 1,858,000,000
Oil and natural gas	39,200,000	16,700,000	74,700,000	16,700,000
Insurance premiums	14,800,000	14,100,000	28,700,000	27,900,000
Net investment income	206,400,000	171,300,000	407,600,000	349,300,000
Net investment gains	40,900,000	206,700,000	182,800,000	353,200,000
Insurance and investment product fees and other	18,200,000	14,600,000	35,100,000	28,300,000
Total revenues	1,341,200,000	1,411,100,000	2,851,200,000	2,633,400,000
Operating costs and expenses:
Consumer products cost of goods sold	662,100,000	664,900,000	1,381,500,000	1,247,000,000
Oil and natural gas direct operating costs	17,100,000	8,800,000	33,200,000	8,800,000
Benefits and other changes in policy reserves	196,500,000	240,900,000	431,200,000	324,500,000
Selling, acquisition, operating and general expenses	330,900,000	313,500,000	648,000,000	568,100,000
Unamortized costs exceed ceiling limitations	81,000,000		81,000,000
Amortization of intangibles	37,400,000	49,000,000	80,800,000	135,600,000
Total operating costs and expenses	1,325,000,000	1,277,100,000	2,655,700,000	2,284,000,000
Operating income	16,200,000	134,000,000	195,500,000	349,400,000
Interest expense	(77,200,000)	(75,700,000)	(161,200,000)	(218,800,000)
(Loss) gain from the change in the fair value of the equity conversion feature of preferred stock	(3,500,000)	(39,600,000)	(50,700,000)	29,300,000
Gain on contingent purchase price reduction			500,000	0
Other expense, net	(4,600,000)	(3,200,000)	(16,500,000)	(11,900,000)
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	(69,100,000)	15,500,000	(32,400,000)	148,000,000
Income tax (benefit) expense	(13,300,000)	66,000,000	25,000,000	130,400,000
Net (loss) income	(55,800,000)	(50,500,000)	(57,400,000)	17,600,000
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	19,700,000	(17,200,000)	44,900,000	(23,200,000)
Net (loss) income attributable to controlling interest	(75,500,000)	(33,300,000)	(102,300,000)	40,800,000
Less: Preferred stock dividends and accretion	12,100,000	12,200,000	24,300,000	24,300,000
Net (loss) income attributable to common and participating preferred stockholders	(87,600,000)	(45,500,000)	(126,600,000)	16,500,000
Net (loss) income per common share attributable to controlling interest:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.63)	$ (0.33)	$ (0.91)	$ 0.08
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.63)	$ (0.33)	$ (0.91)	$ 0.06
Consumer Products Segment [Member]
Revenues:
Net consumer product sales			2,122,300,000	1,858,000,000
Oil and natural gas
Insurance premiums
Net investment income
Net investment gains
Insurance and investment product fees and other
Total revenues	1,021,700,000	987,700,000	2,122,300,000	1,858,000,000
Operating costs and expenses:
Consumer products cost of goods sold			1,381,500,000	1,247,000,000
Oil and natural gas direct operating costs
Benefits and other changes in policy reserves
Selling, acquisition, operating and general expenses			482,500,000	453,400,000
Amortization of intangibles			40,700,000	37,200,000
Total operating costs and expenses			1,904,700,000	1,737,600,000
Operating income	92,500,000	52,200,000	217,600,000	120,400,000
Interest expense			(104,400,000)
(Loss) gain from the change in the fair value of the equity conversion feature of preferred stock
Gain on contingent purchase price reduction			0
Other expense, net			(1,600,000)	(5,300,000)
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes			111,600,000	(15,100,000)
Income tax (benefit) expense			23,300,000	39,800,000
Net (loss) income			88,300,000	(54,900,000)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest			36,600,000	(23,500,000)
Net (loss) income attributable to controlling interest			51,700,000	(31,400,000)
Less: Preferred stock dividends and accretion
Net (loss) income attributable to common and participating preferred stockholders			$ 51,700,000	$ (31,400,000)