Basis of Preparation and Nature of Operations	6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Preparation and Nature of Operations	Description of Business HRG Group, Inc. (“HRG”, and collectively with its respective subsidiaries, the “Company”) is a holding company that conducts its operations principally through its majority owned subsidiary, Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc., which is a diversified global branded consumer products company (“Spectrum Brands”). HRG’s shares of common stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “HRG.” The Company’s reportable business segments are organized in a manner that reflects how HRG’s management views those business activities. Accordingly, the Company currently presents the results from its business operations in two reportable segments: (i) Consumer Products and (ii) Corporate and Other. The Company’s Consumer Products segment represents the Company’s 62.0% controlling interest in Spectrum Brands. The Company’s Corporate and Other segment includes the holding company at HRG and other subsidiaries of HRG For the results of operations by segment, and other segment data, see Note 18, Segment Data, and Note 20, Consolidating Financial Information. Consumer Products Segment The Consumer Products segment represents the Company’s 62.0% controlling interest in Spectrum Brands. Through its operating subsidiaries, Spectrum Brands is a diversified global branded consumer products company with positions in multiple product lines and categories: global pet supplies, home and garden control products, hardware and home improvement products and global auto care. Effective December 29, 2017, Spectrum Brands’ Board of Directors approved a plan to explore strategic alternatives, including the planned sale of Spectrum Brands’ Global Batteries & Appliances (“GBA”) segment. Spectrum Brands expects a sale to be realized by December 31, 2018. See Note 3, Divestitures, regarding Spectrum Brands’ agreement to sell its Global Batteries and Lighting (“GBL”) business and its plans to sell its Home and Personal Care (“HPC”) business. The Company reports a business as held for sale when the criteria of Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 360, Property, Plant and Equipment (“ASC 360”) are met. The Company believes ASC 360’s criteria for the GBA segment have been met as of March 31, 2018. As a result, Spectrum Brands’ assets and liabilities associated with the GBA segment have been classified as held for sale in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and the respective operations of the GBA segment have been classified as discontinued operations in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and reported separately for all periods presented. See Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements, Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations. See Note 3, Divestitures, for more information on the assets and liabilities classified as held for sale and discontinued operations. See Note 18, Segment Data, for more information pertaining to segments of continuing operations. Corporate and Other Segment On November 30, 2017, Fidelity & Guaranty Life (“FGL”), a former majority owned subsidiary of the Company, completed its merger (the “FGL Merger”) with CF Corporation and its related entities (collectively, the “CF Entities”) in accordance with its previously disclosed Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “FGL Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the FGL Merger Agreement, except for certain shares specified in the FGL Merger Agreement, each issued and outstanding share of common stock of FGL was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive $31.10 in cash. In addition, pursuant to a share purchase agreement, on November 30, 2017, Front Street Re (Delaware) Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HRG, sold to the CF Entities (such sale, the “Front Street Sale”) all of the issued and outstanding shares of its former wholly-owned subsidiaries, Front Street Re Cayman Ltd. and Front Street Re Ltd (collectively, “Front Street”, and together with FGL, the “Insurance Operations”). The purchase price for the Front Street Sale was $65.0, subject to reduction for customary transaction expenses. In addition, $6.5 of the purchase price was deposited in escrow for a period of 15 months to support any indemnification claims that might be made (if any) by the CF Entities. Pursuant to the share purchase agreement, on December 5, 2017, the Company repaid the $92.0 of notes (such notes, the “HGI Energy Notes”) issued by HGI Energy Holdings, LLC (“HGI Energy”), which were held directly and indirectly by Front Street and FGL. As a result of the completion of the FGL Merger and the Front Street Sale, HRG no longer has any equity interest in FGL or Front Street and our former Insurance Operations segment is presented as discontinued operations for prior periods. HRG deconsolidated FGL and Front Street as of November 30, 2017. Finally, as previously disclosed, HRG, FS Holdco II Ltd. (“FS Holdco”) and the CF Entities entered into an agreement (the “338 Agreement”) on May 24, 2017 pursuant to which the CF Entities agreed that FS Holdco may, at its option, cause the relevant CF Entity and FS Holdco to make a joint election under Section 338(h)(10) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, with respect to the FGL Merger and the deemed share purchases of FGL’s subsidiaries (the “338 Tax Election”). Pursuant to the 338 Agreement, if FS Holdco elects to make the 338 Tax Election, FS Holdco and/or CF Corporation will be required to make a payment for the election to the other. On March 8, 2018, FS Holdco exercised the 338 Tax Election. In connection with such election, the CF Entities are required to pay FS Holdco $26.6 on or before May 21, 2018, which is included in “Other receivables, net” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2018. On February 24, 2018, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Spectrum Brands, HRG SPV Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly owned subsidiary of HRG (“Merger Sub 1”), and HRG SPV Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of HRG (“Merger Sub 2”, and together with Merger Sub 1, “Merger Sub”), providing for the acquisition of Spectrum Brands by HRG (the “Merger”) in exchange for HRG equity. See Note 4, Acquisitions for more information. Basis of Presentation The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company included herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of such information. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, certain information and note disclosures, including a description of significant accounting policies normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017, filed with the SEC on November 20, 2017 and the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 2, 2018, which retroactively adjusted the Company’s Annual Report due to the recognition of discontinued operations for the GBA segment (collectively, the “Form 10-K”). The results of operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results for any subsequent periods or the entire fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. The Company’s fiscal year ends on September 30 and the quarters end on the last calendar day of the months of December, March and June. Spectrum Brands’ fiscal year ends September 30 and its interim fiscal quarters end every thirteenth Sunday, except for its first fiscal quarter which may end on the fourteenth Sunday following September 30. The Company does not adjust for the difference in fiscal periods between Spectrum Brands and itself, as such difference would be less than 93 days, pursuant to Regulation S-X Rule 3A-02. At March 31, 2018, the non-controlling interest component of total equity primarily represents the 38.0% share of Spectrum Brands not owned by HRG.

Description of Business

HRG Group, Inc. (“HRG”, and collectively with its respective subsidiaries, the “Company”) is a holding company that conducts its operations principally through its majority owned subsidiary, Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc., which is a diversified global branded consumer products company (“Spectrum Brands”). HRG’s shares of common stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “HRG.”

The Company’s reportable business segments are organized in a manner that reflects how HRG’s management views those business activities. Accordingly, the Company currently presents the results from its business operations in two reportable segments: (i) Consumer Products and (ii) Corporate and Other.

The Company’s Consumer Products segment represents the Company’s 62.0% controlling interest in Spectrum Brands. The Company’s Corporate and Other segment includes the holding company at HRG and other subsidiaries of HRG

For the results of operations by segment, and other segment data, see Note 18, Segment Data, and Note 20, Consolidating Financial Information.

Consumer Products Segment

The Consumer Products segment represents the Company’s 62.0% controlling interest in Spectrum Brands. Through its operating subsidiaries, Spectrum Brands is a diversified global branded consumer products company with positions in multiple product lines and categories: global pet supplies, home and garden control products, hardware and home improvement products and global auto care.

Effective December 29, 2017, Spectrum Brands’ Board of Directors approved a plan to explore strategic alternatives, including the planned sale of Spectrum Brands’ Global Batteries & Appliances (“GBA”) segment. Spectrum Brands expects a sale to be realized by December 31, 2018. See Note 3, Divestitures, regarding Spectrum Brands’ agreement to sell its Global Batteries and Lighting (“GBL”) business and its plans to sell its Home and Personal Care (“HPC”) business. The Company reports a business as held for sale when the criteria of Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 360, Property, Plant and Equipment (“ASC 360”) are met. The Company believes ASC 360’s criteria for the GBA segment have been met as of March 31, 2018. As a result, Spectrum Brands’ assets and liabilities associated with the GBA segment have been classified as held for sale in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and the respective operations of the GBA segment have been classified as discontinued operations in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and reported separately for all periods presented. See Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements, Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations. See Note 3, Divestitures, for more information on the assets and liabilities classified as held for sale and discontinued operations. See Note 18, Segment Data, for more information pertaining to segments of continuing operations.

Corporate and Other Segment

On November 30, 2017, Fidelity & Guaranty Life (“FGL”), a former majority owned subsidiary of the Company, completed its merger (the “FGL Merger”) with CF Corporation and its related entities (collectively, the “CF Entities”) in accordance with its previously disclosed Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “FGL Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the FGL Merger Agreement, except for certain shares specified in the FGL Merger Agreement, each issued and outstanding share of common stock of FGL was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive $31.10 in cash. In addition, pursuant to a share purchase agreement, on November 30, 2017, Front Street Re (Delaware) Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HRG, sold to the CF Entities (such sale, the “Front Street Sale”) all of the issued and outstanding shares of its former wholly-owned subsidiaries, Front Street Re Cayman Ltd. and Front Street Re Ltd (collectively, “Front Street”, and together with FGL, the “Insurance Operations”). The purchase price for the Front Street Sale was $65.0, subject to reduction for customary transaction expenses. In addition, $6.5 of the purchase price was deposited in escrow for a period of 15 months to support any indemnification claims that might be made (if any) by the CF Entities. Pursuant to the share purchase agreement, on December 5, 2017, the Company repaid the $92.0 of notes (such notes, the “HGI Energy Notes”) issued by HGI Energy Holdings, LLC (“HGI Energy”), which were held directly and indirectly by Front Street and FGL. As a result of the completion of the FGL Merger and the Front Street Sale, HRG no longer has any equity interest in FGL or Front Street and our former Insurance Operations segment is presented as discontinued operations for prior periods. HRG deconsolidated FGL and Front Street as of November 30, 2017.

Finally, as previously disclosed, HRG, FS Holdco II Ltd. (“FS Holdco”) and the CF Entities entered into an agreement (the “338 Agreement”) on May 24, 2017 pursuant to which the CF Entities agreed that FS Holdco may, at its option, cause the relevant CF Entity and FS Holdco to make a joint election under Section 338(h)(10) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, with respect to the FGL Merger and the deemed share purchases of FGL’s subsidiaries (the “338 Tax Election”). Pursuant to the 338 Agreement, if FS Holdco elects to make the 338 Tax Election, FS Holdco and/or CF Corporation will be required to make a payment for the election to the other. On March 8, 2018, FS Holdco exercised the 338 Tax Election. In connection with such election, the CF Entities are required to pay FS Holdco $26.6 on or before May 21, 2018, which is included in “Other receivables, net” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2018.

On February 24, 2018, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Spectrum Brands, HRG SPV Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly owned subsidiary of HRG (“Merger Sub 1”), and HRG SPV Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of HRG (“Merger Sub 2”, and together with Merger Sub 1, “Merger Sub”), providing for the acquisition of Spectrum Brands by HRG (the “Merger”) in exchange for HRG equity. See Note 4, Acquisitions for more information.

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company included herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of such information. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, certain information and note disclosures, including a description of significant accounting policies normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.

These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017, filed with the SEC on November 20, 2017 and the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 2, 2018, which retroactively adjusted the Company’s Annual Report due to the recognition of discontinued operations for the GBA segment (collectively, the “Form 10-K”). The results of operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results for any subsequent periods or the entire fiscal year ending September 30, 2018.

The Company’s fiscal year ends on September 30 and the quarters end on the last calendar day of the months of December, March and June. Spectrum Brands’ fiscal year ends September 30 and its interim fiscal quarters end every thirteenth Sunday, except for its first fiscal quarter which may end on the fourteenth Sunday following September 30. The Company does not adjust for the difference in fiscal periods between Spectrum Brands and itself, as such difference would be less than 93 days, pursuant to Regulation S-X Rule 3A-02.

At March 31, 2018, the non-controlling interest component of total equity primarily represents the 38.0% share of Spectrum Brands not owned by HRG.