Shareholders' Equity

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Class of Stock Disclosures [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

Shareholders' Equity

Beginning in September 2000, the Company’s Board of Directors has approved a series of resolutions authorizing the repurchase of shares of Energizer common stock, with no commitments by the Company to repurchase such shares. On April 30, 2012, the Board of Directors approved the repurchase of up to ten million shares. The Company did not repurchase any shares of the Company's common stock, other than a small number of shares related to the net settlement of certain stock awards for tax withholding purposes, during the quarter ended December 31, 2012. The Company has approximately 6 million shares remaining on the above noted Board authorization to repurchase its common stock in the future. Future share repurchases, if any, will be made in the open market, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, in such amounts and at such times as the Company deems appropriate based upon prevailing market conditions, business needs and other factors.

On November 5, 2012, the Company's Board of Directors declared a dividend for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 of $0.40 per share of Common Stock, which was paid on December 12, 2012. The dividend paid totaled $24.8.

Subsequent to the quarter, on January 28, 2013, the Company's Board of Directors declared a dividend for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 of $0.40 per share of Common Stock, which will be paid on March 13, 2013 and is expected to be approximately $25.