Acquisitions Purchase Price Allocation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2010

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

The following reflects the Company’s pro forma results had the results of Russell Hobbs been included for the entirety of Fiscal 2010.

	2010
Net sales:
Reported Net sales	$	2,567,011
Russell Hobbs adjustment	543,952
Pro forma Net sales	$	3,110,963
Loss from continuing operations:
Reported loss from continuing operations	$	(187,372	)
Russell Hobbs adjustment	(5,504		)
Pro forma loss from continuing operations	$	(192,876	)
Basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (A) :
Reported basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations	$	(5.20	)
Russell Hobbs adjustment	(0.16		)
Pro forma basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations	$	(5.36	)

Schedule of Business Acquisitions by Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable [Table Text Block]

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation [Table Text Block]

The amounts recorded in connection with the acquisition of Black Flag are as follows:

Inventory	$	2,509
Property, plant and equipment	301
Intangible assets	25,000
Goodwill	15,852
Other assets	88
Total consideration	$	43,750

The amounts recorded in connection with the acquisition of FURminator are as follows:

Current assets	$	9,240
Property, plant and equipment	648
Intangible assets	79,000
Goodwill	68,531
Total assets acquired	$	157,419
Current liabilities	758
Long-term liabilities	14,916
Total liabilities assumed	$	15,674
Total consideration	$	141,745