CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Investments (Note 5):
Fixed maturities	$ 17,211.5	$ 15,300.0
Equity securities	768.1	352.5
Derivatives	296.3	221.8
Asset-based loans	811.6	560.4
Other invested assets	165.0	31.2
Total investments	19,252.5	16,465.9
Cash and cash equivalents	1,319.2	1,899.7
Receivables, net (Note 10)	585.1	611.3
Inventories, net (Note 11)	635.2	632.9
Accrued investment income	184.9	161.2
Reinsurance recoverable (Note 19)	2,397.6	2,363.7
Deferred tax assets (Note 21)	186.7	293.4
Properties, including oil and natural gas properties, net (Note 12)	908.6	993.3
Goodwill (Note 13)	1,524.8	1,476.7
Intangibles, including DAC and VOBA, net (Note 13)	2,683.7	2,729.1
Other assets	421.9	281.6
Total assets	30,100.2	27,908.8
Insurance reserves:
Contractholder funds	16,463.5	15,248.2
Future policy benefits	3,655.5	3,556.8
Liability for policy and contract claims	58.1	51.5
Funds withheld from reinsurers	38.0	39.4
Total insurance reserves	20,215.1	18,895.9
Debt (Note 15)	5,157.8	4,896.1
Accounts payable and other current liabilities (Note 14)	1,033.0	1,012.7
Equity conversion feature of preferred stock (Note 6 and Note 16)		330.8
Employee benefit obligations (Note 18)	86.2	99.6
Deferred tax liabilities (Note 21)	533.3	492.8
Other liabilities	817.8	718.0
Total liabilities	27,843.2	26,445.9
Commitments and contingencies (Note 24)
Temporary equity (Note 16) :
Redeemable preferred stock, $0.01 par; 10,000.0 thousand preferred shares authorized; 1 share and 394.2 thousand shares outstanding with aggregate liquidation preference of $0 and $617.1 at September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and other temporary equity.		329.4
Common stock, $0.01 par; 500,000.0 thousand shares authorized; 202,295.6 thousand and 142,381.1 thousand shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.	2.0	1.4
Additional paid-in capital	1,472.3	828.0
Accumulated deficit	(276.3)	(192.4)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	243.6	87.7
Total Harbinger Group Inc. stockholders' equity	1,441.6	724.7
Noncontrolling interest	815.4	408.8
Total permanent equity	2,257.0	1,133.5
Total liabilities and equity	$ 30,100.2	$ 27,908.8