Parent, Issuers, Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Earnings
Net sales	$ 882,557	$ 886,991	$ 889,281	$ 864,815	$ 837,186	$ 836,576	$ 801,805	$ 793,564	$ 3,523,644	$ 3,269,131	$ 2,916,090
Cost of products sold and distribution expenses									1,780,385	1,674,526	1,511,716
Gross profit	440,236	444,379	436,786	421,857	412,868	410,532	391,814	379,391	1,743,259	1,594,605	1,404,374
Selling, general and administrative expenses									1,179,206	1,086,414	1,012,321
Depreciation and amortization									64,698	59,722	51,123
Operating earnings									499,355	448,469	340,930
Interest income									(150)	(280)	(158)
Interest expense									138,562	112,810	113,140
Earnings before provision for income taxes									360,943	335,939	227,948
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									127,879	122,214	84,120
Net earnings	65,630	69,487	67,813	30,134	54,355	69,143	49,278	40,949	233,064	213,725	143,828
Parent
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Earnings
Selling, general and administrative expenses									10,391	7,812	7,661
Depreciation and amortization									1	1	1
Operating earnings									(10,392)	(7,813)	(7,662)
Interest expense											29
Earnings before provision for income taxes									(10,392)	(7,813)	(7,691)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									(4,186)	(2,945)	(2,890)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									239,270	218,593	148,629
Net earnings									233,064	213,725	143,828
Sally Holdings LLC and Sally Capital Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Earnings
Selling, general and administrative expenses									674	560	659
Operating earnings									(674)	(560)	(659)
Interest expense									137,876	111,894	112,278
Earnings before provision for income taxes									(138,550)	(112,454)	(112,937)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									(53,802)	(43,613)	(43,829)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									324,018	287,434	217,737
Net earnings									239,270	218,593	148,629
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Earnings
Net sales									2,837,214	2,639,741	2,365,838
Related party sales									2,899	2,894	2,881
Cost of products sold and distribution expenses									1,406,817	1,335,030	1,211,220
Gross profit									1,433,296	1,307,605	1,157,499
Selling, general and administrative expenses									908,964	845,732	787,828
Depreciation and amortization									46,159	43,111	36,414
Operating earnings									478,173	418,762	333,257
Interest income									(26)	(72)	(74)
Interest expense									92	60	93
Earnings before provision for income taxes									478,107	418,774	333,238
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									187,788	161,647	128,463
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									33,699	30,307	12,962
Net earnings									324,018	287,434	217,737
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Earnings
Net sales									686,430	629,390	550,252
Cost of products sold and distribution expenses									376,467	342,390	303,377
Gross profit									309,963	287,000	246,875
Selling, general and administrative expenses									259,177	232,310	216,173
Depreciation and amortization									18,538	16,610	14,708
Operating earnings									32,248	38,080	15,994
Interest income									(124)	(208)	(84)
Interest expense									594	856	740
Earnings before provision for income taxes									31,778	37,432	15,338
Provision (benefit) for income taxes									(1,921)	7,125	2,376
Net earnings									33,699	30,307	12,962
Consolidating Eliminations
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Earnings
Related party sales									(2,899)	(2,894)	(2,881)
Cost of products sold and distribution expenses									(2,899)	(2,894)	(2,881)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax									(596,987)	(536,334)	(379,328)
Net earnings									$ (596,987)	$ (536,334)	$ (379,328)