Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 01, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Business Acquisition, Integration, Restructuring and Other Related Costs [Text Block]

The following table summarizes acquisition and integration related charges incurred by the Company during the three and nine month periods ended July 1, 2012 and July 3, 2011:

	Three Months				Nine Months
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Russell Hobbs
Integration costs	$	1,573	$	6,718	$	6,766	$	22,088
Employee termination charges	840		310		3,356		5,206
Legal and professional fees	587		360		1,508		3,949
Merger related Acquisition and integration related charges	$	3,000	$	7,388	$	11,630	$	31,243
FURminator	1,738		—		6,337		—
Black Flag	95		—		1,912		—
Other	441		56		746		244
Total Acquisition and integration related charges	$	5,274	$	7,444	$	20,625	$	31,487

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]

A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested restricted stock awards and restricted stock units as of July 1, 2012 is as follows:

Restricted Stock Awards	Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Fair Value at Grant Date
Restricted stock awards at September 30, 2011	123		$	24.20	$	2,977
Vested	(110	)	23.75		(2,613		)
Restricted stock awards at July 1, 2012	13		$	28.00	$	364

Restricted Stock Units	Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Fair Value at Grant Date
Restricted stock units at September 30, 2011	1,645		$	28.97	$	47,656
Granted	759		27.35		20,756
Forfeited	(53	)	28.08		(1,488		)
Vested	(396	)	28.72		(11,373		)
Restricted stock units at July 1, 2012	1,955		$	28.41	$	55,551