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Represents the minimum borrowing availability that the entity must have prior to paying dividends and other equity distributions up to a certain threshold each fiscal year under the terms of the credit facility.

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Short-term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt (Details 3) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)
Fiscal Year
2020	$ 750,000
Thereafter	1,050,000
Total	1,800,000	$ 1,800,095
Plus: capital lease obligations	2,870	4,099
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs and premium, net	15,276	18,207
Less: current maturities	755	974
Total long-term debt	1,786,839	1,785,013
Cash and cash equivalents	140,038	106,575		$ 47,115	$ 240,220
Letter of credit	$ 23,100	$ 22,000
ABL facility
Fiscal Year
Total			$ 88,500
Secured Leverage Ratio, threshold	4.0
Secured Leverage Ratio	0.1
Minimum borrowing availability	$ 40,000
Percentage of borrowing base	10.00%
Revolving credit facility				$ 500,000
Consolidated Fixed-Charge Coverage Ratio, threshold	1.0
Consolidated Fixed-Charge Coverage Ratio	3.5
ABL facility after Second Amendment \| Restricted payments up to $30.0 million
Fiscal Year
Restricted payments	$ 30,000
Minimum borrowing availability	$ 75,000
Percentage of borrowing base	15.00%
Period prior to payments of dividends and other equity distributions up to certain thresholds under the terms of the credit facility must be met	45 days
ABL facility after Second Amendment \| Restricted payments in excess of $30.0 million
Fiscal Year
Minimum borrowing availability	$ 100,000
Percentage of borrowing base	20.00%
Revolving credit facility	$ 150,000
Period prior to payments of dividends and other equity distributions up to certain thresholds under the terms of the credit facility must be met	45 days
Consolidated Fixed-Charge Coverage Ratio, threshold	1.1
Percentage of lesser of $150.0 million or borrowing base, considered for applicability of Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio	30.00
Trailing period preceding proposed Restricted Payment	12 months
Senior notes due 2019, 2022 and 2023
Fiscal Year
Consolidated Coverage Ratio, threshold	2.0
Consolidated Coverage Ratio	5.6
Number of consecutive fiscal quarters \| item	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	2.8
Senior notes due 2019, 2022 and 2023 \| Maximum
Fiscal Year
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 100,000