Acquisitions Schedule on Intangible assets and Goodwill (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

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