Short-term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt (Details 2) (USD $)					12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2009	Sep. 30, 2012 Senior notes due 2019 and 2022 item	Sep. 30, 2012 Senior notes due 2019 and 2022 Maximum	Jun. 30, 2012 New ABL credit facility, Sally Holdings	Sep. 30, 2012 New ABL credit facility, Sally Holdings	Jun. 30, 2012 Amendment No. 1	Sep. 30, 2012 Amendment No. 1
Fiscal Year:
2013	$ 1,163,000
2014	1,147,000
2015	97,000
Thereafter	1,609,308,000
Total	1,611,715,000	1,406,630,000
Capital lease obligations	5,515,000	6,485,000
Less: current portion	(1,908,000)	(3,004,000)
Total long-term debt	1,615,322,000	1,410,111,000
Secured Leverage Ratio, threshold								4.0
Secured Leverage Ratio								0.1
Consolidated Coverage Ratio, threshold					2.0
Consolidated Coverage Ratio					6.4
Number of consecutive fiscal quarters					4
Percentage of Sally Holdings and its subsidiaries cumulative consolidated net earnings					50.00%
Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, threshold					3.25
Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio					2.5
Cash and cash equivalents	240,220,000	63,481,000	59,494,000	54,447,000		100,000,000
Restricted payments							30,000,000
Minimum borrowing availability							80,000,000		40,000,000
Percentage of borrowing base							20.00%		15.00%
Period prior to payments of dividends and other equity distributions up to $30 million for which certain thresholds under the terms of the credit facility must be met							45 days
Consolidated Fixed-Charge Coverage Ratio, threshold							1.2		1.1
Consolidated Fixed-Charge Coverage Ratio, prior to Amendment No. 1							1.1		1.0
Consolidated Fixed-Charge Coverage Ratio										3.5
Outstanding letter of credit related to inventory purchases and self-insurance programs	$ 22,200,000	$ 16,000,000