Equity Securities Holdings Exposure Amount of Single Issuer Greater than Stated Percentage of Total Investments

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Investment Securities Held by Subsidiaries Subject to Specialized Industry Accounting Principles at Fair Value

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Number of Investment Holdings in Industry

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Number of investment issuers.

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Number Of Issuers In Investment

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Percentage Book Value of Investments Exceeded Stockholders Equity

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Percentage Of Accounts Receivable Major Customers

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Percentage of investments fair value in relation to invested assets portfolio.

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Percentage Of Net Sales Due To Customers

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Sales Outside Domestic Country as Percentage of Net Sales

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Total Increase or Decrease in carrying amount for the period of (a) deferred policy acquisition costs, including amortization of costs and modifications or internal replacements of existing insurance contracts, and (b) capitalized present value of future profits (also known as value of business acquired).

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Fair value, before effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial liability or contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes liabilities elected not to be offset. Excludes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement.

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The net amount (to the extent disclosed within this portion of the income statement) by which an insurance settlement exceeds incremental costs incurred from the event causing an interruption of business, plus the insurance award for earnings lost from the event, such as a natural catastrophe, explosion or fire.

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Fair value portion of investment securities, including, but not limited to, marketable securities, derivative financial instruments, and investments accounted for under the equity method.

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Total Increase or Decrease in accrued obligations to policy and contract holders pertaining to insured events for period.

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Significant Risks and Uncertainties (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Significant Risks and Uncertainties (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Liability for Future Policy Benefits, Period Increase (Decrease)	$ 4.8
Number of holdings on investment securities	10
Percentage of total holdings in industry	40.00%
Stockholders' equity exceeded percentage	10.00%		10.00%
FGL
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Present Value of Future Profits, Period Increase (Decrease)	0	(33,100,000)
Wilton Reassurance Company
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Net amount recoverable from Wilton Re	1,508,800,000	1,337,700,000
Fair Value, Concentration of Risk, All Financial Instruments
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
FGL's investment securities in the banking industry with a fair value	2,240,300,000	1,892,100,000
Exposure of FGL's invested assets	11.60%	11.50%
Number of issuers in investment	85
Fair Value, Concentration of Risk, All Financial Instruments \| Fidelity And Guaranty Life Holdings
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Exposure of FGL's invested assets	1.30%	1.00%
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	250,000,000	150,700,000
Concentrations of Risk and Major Customers
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales from major customer	15.70%	18.00%	23.00%
Percentage of trade accounts receivable from major customers	13.00%	11.00%
Net sales from outside of the United States	40.20%	41.00%	46.00%
Derivatives not designated as hedging instrument
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	1,910,900,000	1,888,600,000
FIA embedded derivatives \| Derivatives not designated as hedging instrument
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Liability for Future Policy Benefits, Period Increase (Decrease)		(45,300,000)
Contractholder funds \| FIA embedded derivatives \| Derivatives not designated as hedging instrument
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability		1,544,400,000
Total Stockholders’ Equity \| Fidelity And Guaranty Life Holdings
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Exposure of FGL's invested assets	4.00%	12.00%
Number Of Investment Issuers	4	19
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 768,500,000	$ 1,983,700,000