Segment Results (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

Segment total assets

	September 30,
	2012		2011
Global Batteries & Appliances	$	2,243,472	$	2,275,076
Global Pet Supplies	956,043		828,202
Home and Garden Business	508,083		476,381
Total segments	3,707,598		3,579,659
Corporate	44,051		47,047
Total assets at year end	$	3,751,649	$	3,626,706

Segment long-lived assets (A)

	September 30,
	2012		2011
Global Batteries & Appliances	$	1,434,392	$	1,468,617
Global Pet Supplies	768,140		647,953
Home and Garden Business	445,774		417,078
Total segments	2,648,306		2,533,648
Corporate	41,916		44,770
Long-lived assets at year end	$	2,690,222	$	2,578,418

(A) Includes all of the Company’s non-current assets.

Capital expenditures

	2012		2011		2010
Global Batteries & Appliances	$	36,271	$	25,471	$	28,496
Global Pet Supplies	7,447		7,059		7,920
Home and Garden Business	3,091		3,630		3,890
Total segments	46,809		36,160		40,306
Corporate	—		—		10
Total Capital expenditures	$	46,809	$	36,160	$	40,316

Geographic Disclosures—Net sales to external customers

	2012		2011		2010
United States	$	1,772,138	$	1,780,127	$	1,444,779
Outside the United States	1,480,297		1,406,789		1,122,232
Total net sales to external customers	$	3,252,435	$	3,186,916	$	2,567,011

Geographic Disclosures—Long-lived assets (A)

	September 30,
	2012		2011
United States	$	1,988,632	$	1,843,869
Outside the United States	701,590		734,549
Long-lived assets at year end	$	2,690,222	$	2,578,418

(A) Includes all of the Company’s non-current assets.

Net sales to external customers

	2012		2011		2010
Global Batteries & Appliances	$	2,249,939	$	2,254,153	$	1,658,123
Global Pet Supplies	615,508		578,905		566,335
Home and Garden Business	386,988		353,858		342,553
Total segments	$	3,252,435	$	3,186,916	$	2,567,011

Depreciation and amortization

	2012		2011		2010
Global Batteries & Appliances	$	63,618	$	68,084	$	57,557
Global Pet Supplies	27,702		24,274		28,538
Home and Garden Business	13,296		12,375		14,418
Total segments	104,616		104,733		100,513
Corporate	29,164		30,416		16,905
Total Depreciation and amortization	$	133,780	$	135,149	$	117,418

Segment profit

	2012		2011		2010
Global Batteries & Appliances	$	244,442	$	238,864	$	171,298
Global Pet Supplies	85,866		75,564		57,675
Home and Garden Business	73,609		65,180		51,192
Total segments	403,917		379,608		280,165
Corporate expenses	51,514		53,967		48,817
Acquisition and integration related charges	31,066		36,603		38,452
Restructuring and related charges	19,591		28,644		24,118
Intangible asset impairment	—		32,450		—
Interest expense	191,911		208,329		277,015
Other expense, net	878		2,491		12,300
Income (loss) from continuing operations before reorganization items and income taxes	$	108,957	$	17,124	$	(120,537	)