CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Oil and Gas Property	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 105.6	$ 0.0
Revenues:
Net consumer and other product sales	1,209.6	1,086.5	2,428.4	2,175.3
Oil and natural gas	9.5	26.0	26.3	60.3
Net investment income	15.5	19.5	37.0	43.9
Net investment gains	33.1	9.7	7.2	4.8
Insurance and investment product fees and other	1.8	2.1	4.1	3.2
Total revenues	1,269.5	1,143.8	2,503.0	2,287.5
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of consumer products and other goods sold	746.8	707.0	1,524.9	1,419.0
Oil and natural gas direct operating costs	9.2	23.3	26.3	43.8
Benefits and other changes in policy reserves	35.7	30.6	43.8	50.3
Selling, acquisition, operating and general expenses	311.0	324.2	619.1	660.4
Asset Impairment Charges	27.6	214.6	90.8	464.4
Amortization of intangibles	23.4	21.2	47.0	41.7
Total operating costs and expenses	1,153.7	1,320.9	2,351.9	2,679.6
Operating income (loss)	115.8	(177.1)	151.1	(392.1)
Interest expense	(95.8)	(81.1)	(193.3)	(157.5)
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain	0.0	0.0	0.0	141.2
Other income, net	0.5	14.1	1.6	46.9
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	20.5	(244.1)	65.0	(361.5)
Income tax expense (benefit)	8.9	(0.8)	10.8	5.2
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	(1.5)	(237.5)	5.5	(343.9)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	11.6	(243.3)	54.2	(366.7)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(13.1)	5.8	(48.7)	22.8
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	33.3	(9.2)	74.2	(5.8)
Net loss attributable to controlling interest	(34.8)	(228.3)	(68.7)	(338.1)
Net loss attributable to common and participating preferred stockholders	(34.8)	(228.3)	(68.7)	(338.1)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Attributable to Parent	$ (19.9)	$ (236.9)	(8.8)	(360.4)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent			$ (48.7)	$ 22.8
Net loss per common share attributable to controlling interest:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.18)	$ (1.16)	$ (0.35)	$ (1.71)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Basic Share	(0.10)	(1.20)	(0.05)	(1.82)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Diluted Share	(0.10)	(1.20)	(0.05)	(1.82)
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax, Per Basic Share	(0.08)	0.04	(0.30)	0.11
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	(0.18)	(1.16)	(0.35)	(1.71)
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax, Per Diluted Share	$ (0.08)	$ 0.04	$ (0.30)	$ 0.11
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Oil and Gas Property			$ 0.0
Operating costs and expenses:
Operating income (loss)			0.0	$ 0.0
Gain on contingent purchase price reduction				0.0
Net income (loss) from continuing operations			(48.7)	22.8
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest			11.2	0.5
Net loss attributable to controlling interest	$ (14.9)	$ 8.6	(59.9)	22.3
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent			(48.7)	22.8
Consumer Products Segment [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Oil and Gas Property			0.0
Revenues:
Net consumer and other product sales			2,428.4	2,134.8
Total revenues	1,209.6	1,067.0	2,428.4	2,134.8
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of consumer products and other goods sold			1,524.9	1,389.9
Selling, acquisition, operating and general expenses			565.5	499.2
Amortization of intangibles			47.0	41.7
Total operating costs and expenses			2,137.4	1,930.8
Operating income (loss)	$ 148.5	$ 88.4	291.0	204.0
Interest expense			(115.9)	(93.6)
Gain on contingent purchase price reduction				0.0
Other income, net			(4.3)	(3.9)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes			170.8	106.5
Income tax expense (benefit)			21.8	28.6
Net income (loss) from continuing operations			149.0	77.9
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest			63.0	32.4
Net loss attributable to controlling interest			86.0	45.5
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent			$ 0.0	$ 0.0