Acquisitions (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Acquisition and Integration Related Charges [Table Text Block]

The following summarizes Spectrum Brands’ acquisition and integration costs, excluding costs associated with the Merger previously discussed, for the three and six months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:

	Three months ended March 31,				Six months ended March 31,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Hardware & Home Improvement Business	$	1.9	$	1.9	$	4.6	$	3.8
PetMatrix	2.1		—		3.7		—
Armored AutoGroup Parent Inc.	0.4		0.6		0.6		1.9
Other	0.1		0.8		0.8		0.9
Total acquisition and integration related charges	$	4.5	$	3.3	$	9.7	$	6.6

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

A summary of the changes in the carrying amounts of Spectrum Brands’ goodwill and intangible assets are as follows:

			Intangible Assets
	Goodwill		Indefinite Lived		Definite Lived			Total
Balance at September 30, 2017	$	2,277.1	$	1,024.3	$	587.7		$	1,612.0
Periodic amortization	—		—		(29.4		)	(29.4		)
Effect of translation	3.1		4.7		2.2			6.9
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	2,280.2	$	1,029.0	$	560.5		$	1,589.5