Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

Net income (loss) per common share is calculated based upon the following shares:

	Year Ended
	September 30, 2012	September 30, 2011	September 30, 2010
Basic	51,608	51,092	36,000
Effect of restricted stock	1,701	—	—
Diluted	53,309	51,092	36,000

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Depreciable lives by major classification are as follows:

Building and improvements	20	-	40	years
Machinery, equipment and other	2	-	15	years

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	September 30,
	2012		2011
Land, buildings and improvements	$	88,580	$	101,303
Machinery, equipment and other	247,065		202,309
Construction in progress	18,366		10,134
	354,011		313,746
Less accumulated depreciation	139,994		107,357
	$	214,017	$	206,389

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

The following table summarizes acquisition and integration related charges incurred by the Company during Fiscal 2012, Fiscal 2011 and Fiscal 2010:

	2012		2011		2010
Russell Hobbs
Integration costs	$	10,168	$	23,084	$	3,777
Employee termination charges	3,900		8,105		9,713
Legal and professional fees	1,495		4,883		24,962
Merger related Acquisition and integration related charges	$	15,563	$	36,072	$	38,452
FURminator	7,938		—		—
Black Flag	3,379		—		—
Other	4,186		531		—
Total Acquisition and integration related charges	$	31,066	$	36,603	$	38,452

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

A summary of the Company’s restricted stock and restricted stock unit award activity for Fiscal 2012 and Fiscal 2011, and the non-vested awards outstanding as of September 30, 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, 2010	446		$	23.56	$	10,508
Vested	(323	)	23.32		(7,531		)
Restricted stock awards at September 30, 2011	123		$	24.20	$	2,977
Vested	(110	)	23.75		(2,613		)
Restricted stock awards at September 30, 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, 2010	249		$	28.22	$	7,028
Granted	1,674		28.99		48,530
Forfeited	(43	)	29.47		(1,267		)
Vested	(235	)	28.23		(6,635		)
Restricted stock units at September 30, 2011	1,645		$	28.97	$	47,656
Granted	863		28.28		24,408
Forfeited	(57	)	28.49		(1,624		)
Vested	(520	)	29.83		(15,509		)
Restricted stock units at September 30, 2012	1,931		$	28.45	$	54,931