CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Document Period End Date			Jun. 30, 2014
Revenues:
Net consumer and other product sales	$ 1,133,200,000	$ 1,089,800,000	$ 3,255,500,000	$ 2,947,800,000
Oil and natural gas	37,600,000	37,800,000	112,300,000	54,500,000
Insurance premiums	13,300,000	19,000,000	42,000,000	46,900,000
Net investment income	210,900,000	188,200,000	618,500,000	537,500,000
Net investment gains	184,600,000	58,300,000	367,400,000	411,500,000
Insurance and investment product fees and other	19,800,000	16,100,000	54,900,000	44,400,000
Total revenues	1,599,400,000	1,409,200,000	4,450,600,000	4,042,600,000
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of consumer products and other goods sold	714,900,000	707,000,000	2,096,400,000	1,954,000,000
Oil and natural gas direct operating costs	17,700,000	18,100,000	50,900,000	26,900,000
Benefits and other changes in policy reserves	265,100,000	107,200,000	696,300,000	431,700,000
Selling, acquisition, operating and general expenses	331,900,000	309,300,000	979,900,000	877,400,000
Unamortized costs exceed ceiling limitations			81,000,000
Amortization of intangibles	40,700,000	85,000,000	121,500,000	220,600,000
Total operating costs and expenses	1,370,300,000	1,226,600,000	4,026,000,000	3,510,600,000
Operating income	229,100,000	182,600,000	424,600,000	532,000,000
Interest expense	(77,900,000)	(83,900,000)	(239,100,000)	(302,700,000)
Gain (loss) from the change in the fair value of the equity conversion feature of preferred stock	38,000,000	52,600,000	(12,700,000)	81,900,000
Gain on contingent purchase price reduction			500,000	0
Other income (expense), net	6,000,000	4,200,000	(10,500,000)	(7,700,000)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	195,200,000	155,500,000	162,800,000	303,500,000
Income tax expense	53,700,000	36,800,000	78,700,000	167,200,000
Net income	141,500,000	118,700,000	84,100,000	136,300,000
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	43,200,000	15,100,000	88,100,000	(8,100,000)
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest	98,300,000	103,600,000	(4,000,000)	144,400,000
Less: Preferred stock dividends, accretion and loss on conversion	49,300,000	12,000,000	73,600,000	36,300,000
Net income (loss) attributable to common and participating preferred stockholders	49,000,000	91,600,000	(77,600,000)	108,100,000
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to controlling interest:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.28	$ 0.45	$ (0.52)	$ 0.54
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.28	$ 0.25	$ (0.52)	$ 0.30
Consumer Products Segment [Member]
Revenues:
Net consumer and other product sales			3,250,800,000	2,947,800,000
Oil and natural gas
Insurance premiums
Net investment income
Net investment gains
Insurance and investment product fees and other
Total revenues	1,128,500,000	1,089,800,000	3,250,800,000	2,947,800,000
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of consumer products and other goods sold			2,092,900,000	1,954,000,000
Oil and natural gas direct operating costs
Benefits and other changes in policy reserves
Selling, acquisition, operating and general expenses			730,400,000	700,200,000
Amortization of intangibles			61,200,000	57,500,000
Total operating costs and expenses			2,884,500,000	2,711,700,000
Operating income	148,700,000	115,700,000	366,300,000	236,100,000
Interest expense			(151,700,000)
Gain (loss) from the change in the fair value of the equity conversion feature of preferred stock
Gain on contingent purchase price reduction			0
Other income (expense), net			(4,400,000)	(7,900,000)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes			210,200,000	36,400,000
Income tax expense			43,800,000	54,900,000
Net income			166,400,000	(18,500,000)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest			69,000,000	(8,500,000)
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest			97,400,000	(10,000,000)
Less: Preferred stock dividends, accretion and loss on conversion
Net income (loss) attributable to common and participating preferred stockholders			$ 97,400,000	$ (10,000,000)