Goodwill and Intangibles, net Goodwill and Intangibles, net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Changes in Carrying Amounts of Goodwill and Intangible Assets Including FGL's DAC and VOBA Balances

he changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill and intangible assets are as follows:

				Intangible Assets
	Goodwill			Indefinite Lived			Definite Lived			Total
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	1,524.8		$	1,215.9		$	917.2		$	2,133.1
Acquisitions (Note 3)	1,054.7			341.5			184.9			526.4
Impairments (Note 2)	(28.3		)	(31.9		)	—			(31.9		)
Deconsolidation in connection to bankruptcy of a subsidiary	(16.2		)	(9.9		)	—			(9.9		)
Periodic amortization	—			—			(87.8		)	(87.8		)
Effect of translation	(47.6		)	(25.3		)	(24.3		)	(49.6		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	2,487.4			1,490.3			990.0			2,480.3
Adjustments	3.3			1.0			3.2			4.2
Impairments (Note 2)	(10.7		)	(4.7		)	—			(4.7		)
Periodic amortization	—			—			(93.9		)	(93.9		)
Effect of translation	(1.6		)	(13.1		)	(0.3		)	(13.4		)
Balance at September 30, 2016	$	2,478.4		$	1,473.5		$	899.0		$	2,372.5

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

The range and weighted average useful lives for definite-lived intangibles assets are as follows:

Asset Type	Range	Weighted Average
Customer relationships	2 to 20 years	18.5 years
Technology assets	5 to 18 years	11.2 years
Tradenames	5 to 13 years	11.4 years

	September 30, 2016							September 30, 2015
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Customer relationships	$	984.8	$	(302.9	)	$	681.9	$	985.2	$	(247.4	)	$	737.8
Technology assets	237.2		(96.7		)	140.5		238.6		(78.1		)	160.5
Trade names	165.7		(89.1		)	76.6		165.4		(73.7		)	91.7
	$	1,387.7	$	(488.7	)	$	899.0	$	1,389.2	$	(399.2	)	$	990.0

Estimated Amortization Expense for VOBA and DAC in Future Fiscal Periods

Fiscal Year	Estimated Amortization Expense
2017	$	91.9
2018	85.7
2019	85.4
2020	85.2
2021	81.9