Segment Results (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 01, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Segment information for the three and nine month periods ended July 1, 2012 and July 3, 2011 is as follows:

	Three Months				Nine Months
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net sales from external customers
Global Batteries & Appliances	$	500,724	$	505,213	$	1,669,973	$	1,661,177
Global Pet Supplies	157,495		143,839		448,962		425,106
Home and Garden Business	166,584		155,583		300,924		273,303
Total segments	$	824,803	$	804,635	$	2,419,859	$	2,359,586
	Three Months				Nine Months
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Segment profit
Global Batteries & Appliances	$	47,093	$	45,480	$	185,726	$	180,460
Global Pet Supplies	22,470		19,240		57,778		53,951
Home and Garden Business	44,224		42,921		60,509		51,008
Total segments	113,787		107,641		304,013		285,419
Corporate expense	9,429		14,364		33,360		41,029
Acquisition and integration related charges	5,274		7,444		20,625		31,487
Restructuring and related charges	3,896		7,066		15,890		17,778
Interest expense	39,686		40,398		150,082		165,923
Other expense, net	2,224		770		2,225		1,372
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	53,278	$	37,599	$	81,831	$	27,830

	July 1, 2012		September 30, 2011
Segment total assets
Global Batteries & Appliances	$	2,183,331	$	2,275,076
Global Pet Supplies	973,559		828,202
Home and Garden Business	567,718		476,381
Total segment assets	3,724,608		3,579,659
Corporate	51,566		47,047
Total assets at period end	$	3,776,174	$	3,626,706