Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Net sales	$ 3,009.5	$ 3,029.4
Investment income	1.1	8.9
Revenue	3,010.6	3,038.3
Cost of goods sold	1,815.4	1,791.5
Restructuring and related charges	18.1	0.2
Gross profit	1,177.1	1,246.6
Selling	473.8	477.4
General and administrative	318.9	346.0
Research and development	27.2	27.0
Acquisition and integration related charges	15.6	34.1
Restructuring and related charges	42.3	13.8
Write-off from impairment of goodwill		10.7
Write-off from impairment of intangible assets	16.3	2.7
Total operating expenses	894.1	911.7
Operating income	283.0	334.9
Interest expense	309.9	334.5
Other non-operating (income) expense, net	4.2	(8.8)
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	(31.1)	9.2
Income tax (benefit) expense	38.1	(58.4)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	(69.2)	67.6
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	342.4	(101.5)
Net income (loss)	273.2	(33.9)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	167.2	164.9
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest	106.0	(198.8)
Amounts attributable to controlling interest
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to controlling interest	(121.1)	(45.8)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to controlling interest	$ 227.1	$ (153.0)
Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations	$ (3.75)	$ (1.43)
Basic earnings per share from discontinued operations	7.04	(4.78)
Basic earnings per share	3.29	(6.21)
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	(3.75)	(1.43)
Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations	7.04	(4.78)
Diluted earnings per share	$ 3.29	$ (6.21)
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding
Basic	32.2	32.0
Diluted	32.2	32.0
Global Batteries & Appliances [Member]
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	$ 172.1	$ 76.6
HRG Insurance Operations [Member]
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	170.3	(218.9)
HRG Compass [Member]
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		40.8
SB/RH [Member]
Net sales	3,009.5	3,029.4
Cost of goods sold	1,815.4	1,791.5
Restructuring and related charges	18.1	0.2
Gross profit	1,176.0	1,237.7
Selling	473.8	477.4
General and administrative	264.2	259.3
Research and development	27.2	27.0
Acquisition and integration related charges	15.6	34.1
Restructuring and related charges	42.3	13.8
Write-off from impairment of intangible assets	16.3	2.7
Total operating expenses	839.4	814.3
Operating income	336.6	423.4
Interest expense	161.3	182.0
Other non-operating (income) expense, net	4.9	4.7
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	170.4	236.7
Income tax (benefit) expense	41.3	(39.0)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	129.1	275.7
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	172.1	76.6
Net income (loss)	301.2	352.3
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	1.3	0.4
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest	299.9	351.9
Amounts attributable to controlling interest
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to controlling interest	129.1	274.8
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to controlling interest	$ 170.8	$ 77.1