Stock Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Text Block]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding and Exercisable [Table Text Block]

A summary of warrants outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and related activity during the six months then ended, under HRG‘s incentive plan are as follows (share amounts in thousands):

	HRG
Warrants	Units	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Warrants outstanding at September 30, 2015	1,800	$	13.13	$	3.22
Warrants outstanding at March 31, 2016	1,800	13.13		3.22
Warrants vested and exercisable at March 31, 2016	600	13.13		3.22
Warrants outstanding and expected to vest	1,200	13.13		3.22

Summary of Stock Options Outstanding and Related Activity

A summary of stock options outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and related activity during the six months then ended are as follows (option amounts in thousands):

	HRG
Stock Option Awards	Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Stock options outstanding at September 30, 2015	4,770		$	9.25	$	3.70
Granted	28		13.93		5.07
Exercised	(401	)	8.07		3.12
Stock options outstanding at March 31, 2016	4,397		9.39		3.77
Stock options vested and exercisable at March 31, 2016	3,347		8.40		3.37
Stock options outstanding and expected to vest	4,397		9.39		3.77

Summary of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Outstanding and Related Activity

A summary of restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance restricted stock units outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and related activity during the six months then ended, under HRG and Spectrum Brands are as follows (share amounts in thousands):

	HRG
Restricted Stock Awards	Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested restricted stock outstanding at September 30, 2015	4,283		$	11.74
Granted	99		13.93
Exercised/Released	(2,305	)	10.93
Nonvested restricted stock outstanding at March 31, 2016	2,077		12.74

	HRG			Spectrum Brands
Restricted Stock Units	Units	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Units		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Restricted stock units outstanding at September 30, 2015	42	$	12.33	608		$	87.50
Granted	6	13.93		572		94.73
Vested/Exercised	—	—		(528	)	86.54
Forfeited or Expired	—	—		(64	)	91.67
Restricted stock units outstanding at March 31, 2016	48	12.52		588		94.95

Assumptions Used in Determination of Grant Date Fair Values Using Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model

The following assumptions were used in the determination of these grant date fair values for options awarded using the Black-Scholes option pricing model:

	Six months ended March 31,
	2016	2015
Risk-free interest rate	1.65% to 1.74%	1.58% to 1.87%
Assumed dividend yield	—%	—%
Expected option term	5.0 to 5.5 years	5.0 to 6.5 years
Volatility	37.4% to 37.9%	38.0% to 39.0%