Goodwill and Intangibles, including DAC and VOBA (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

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, 2014	$	1,524.8		$	1,215.9		$	917.2		$	86.8		$	463.8		$	2,683.7
Acquisitions	7.1			4.0			9.4			—			—			13.4
Impairments	(28.3		)	(31.9		)	—			—			—			(31.9		)
Deferrals	—			—			—			—			95.5			95.5
Less: Components of amortization
Periodic amortization	—			—			(20.5		)	(7.6		)	(10.5		)	(38.6		)
Interest	—			—			—			3.0			5.3			8.3
Unlocking	—			—			—			0.6			(2.1		)	(1.5		)
Adjustment for unrealized investment (gains), net	—			—			—			6.9			(6.0		)	0.9
Effect of translation	(11.7		)	(9.4		)	(8.1		)	—			—			(17.5		)
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	1,491.9		$	1,178.6		$	898.0		$	89.7		$	546.0		$	2,712.3

Definite lived intangible assets are summarized as follows:

	December 31, 2014							September 30, 2014
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Amortizable Life
Customer relationships	$	876.3	$	(213.9	)	$	662.4	$	877.1	$	(204.6	)	$	672.5	15 to 20 years
Trade names	170.7		(65.0		)	105.7		171.1		(61.0		)	110.1		1 to 12 years
Technology assets	192.2		(62.3		)	129.9		192.2		(57.6		)	134.6		4 to 17 years
	$	1,239.2	$	(341.2	)	$	898.0	$	1,240.4	$	(323.2	)	$	917.2

Summary of Amortization Expense of Definite Lived Intangible Assets

Amortization expense for definite lived intangible assets is as follows:

	Three months ended December 31,
	2014		2013
Customer relationships	$	11.7	$	11.7
Trade names	4.1		4.1
Technology assets	4.7		4.4
	$	20.5	$	20.2

Estimated Amortization Expense for VOBA and DAC in Future Fiscal Periods

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

	Estimated Amortization Expense
Fiscal Year	VOBA
2015	$	32.9
2016	40.4
2017	32.9
2018	26.4
2019	21.3
Thereafter	93.0